"give the axe" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: gives the axe [present, singular, third-person], giving the axe [participle, present], gave the axe [past], given the axe [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|give<,,gave,given> the axe}} give the axe (third-person singular simple present gives the axe, present participle giving the axe, simple past gave the axe, past participle given the axe)
  1. (informal) To fire (dismiss from employment) Tags: informal Synonyms: axe, give someone the boot, sack, lay off, give the ax
    Sense id: en-give_the_axe-en-verb-46hPruFK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSONL data for give the axe meaning in All languages combined (1.1kB)

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