1. terminate a relationship abruptly; - Example: "Mary gave John the axe after she saw him with another woman" [syn: give the axe, give the bounce, give the gate]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
give the bounce
v 1: 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]