give the sack vs dismiss

give the sack and dismiss both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
give the sack	No	No	Yes	No
dismiss	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, give the sack and dismiss are synonyms defined as:

give the sack and dismiss: terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

Other synonyms of give the sack include can, displace, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, sack, send away, terminate.

As verbs, dismiss is a hyponym of give the sack; that is, dismiss is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than give the sack:

give the sack: terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
dismiss: stop associating with

Other hyponyms of give the sack include retire, pension off, clean out, furlough, lay off, squeeze out, drop, send away, send packing.

give the sack (verb)	dismiss (verb)
terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position	declare void
	bar from attention or consideration
	end one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave
	cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration
	terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
	stop associating with

give the sack vs dismiss

give the sack and dismiss both are verbs.

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