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The Clue
Dumped (4 letter answer)
The Answer
AXED
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Notes
The answer AXED is seen frequently, appearing about once every 190 puzzles.
Related Clues
Canceled
Canned
Chopped
Cut
Dismissed
Fired
Hewed
Abruptly dismissed
Chopped down
Cut down
Gave the boot
Gave the gate to
Given the gate
Got rid of
Let go
Pink-slipped
Sent packing
In a split way
Took a bough?
Cut out of the budget
Emulated Lizzie Borden?
Given the heave-ho
Got rid of, in a way
Involuntarily out of a job
Definition
AXE as a verb:
1. (axe, ax) = chop or split with an ax; "axe wood"
2. (ax, axe) = terminate; "The NSF axed the research program and stopped funding it"