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give the sack vs send away

send away vs give the sack

give the sack and send away both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
give the sack No No Yes No
send away No No Yes No
As verbs, give the sack and send away are synonyms defined as:
  • give the sack and send away: terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
Other synonyms of give the sack include can, dismiss, displace, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, sack, terminate.
As verbs, send away is a hyponym of give the sack; that is, send away 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
  • send away: stop associating with
Other hyponyms of give the sack include retire, pension off, clean out, furlough, lay off, squeeze out, dismiss, drop, send packing.
give the sack (verb) send away (verb)
terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
stop associating with
Difference between give the sack and send away

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