send away vs give the axe

send away and give the axe both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
send away	No	No	Yes	No
give the axe	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, send away and give the axe are synonyms defined as:

send away and give the axe: terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

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

As verbs, give the axe is a hypernym of send away; that is, give the axe is a word with a broader meaning than send away:

send away: stop associating with
give the axe: terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

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

send away (verb)	give the axe (verb)
terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position	terminate a relationship abruptly
stop associating with	terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position