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given the axe

given the axe is the past participle of give the axe.

Meaning of give the axe

Verb

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. (idiomatic, informal) To fire (dismiss from employment).

Questions about given the axe

What is given the axe the past participle of?
Given the axe is the past participle of give the axe.

Words near given the axe in the dictionary

  1. given something a whirl
  2. given something up as a bad job
  3. given suck
  4. given that
  5. given the ax
  6. given the axe
  7. given the bird
  8. given the devil his due
  9. given the dirts
  10. given the elbow
  11. given the finger

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