Main entry: can, dismiss, displace, send away, sack, terminate, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack
Definition: terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
Usage: The boss fired his secretary today; The company terminated 25% of its workers
Main entry: send away, send packing, drop, dismiss
Definition: stop associating with
Usage: They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock