Adjacent Words
give offgive one the lie
give one the lie in one's throat
give one's best
give one's self up
give or take
give out
give over
give over to
give place
give place to
give rise
give rise to
give suck
give thanks
give the bounce
give the eye
give the game away
give the gate
give the glad eye
give the green light
give the gun
give the lie to
give the once over
give the sack
give the word
give tongue
give tongue to
give up
give up on
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)
v
1: terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers" [syn: displace, fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate] [ant: employ, engage, hire]
2: terminate a relationship abruptly; "Mary gave John the axe after she saw him with another woman" [syn: give the axe, give the bounce, give the gate]
