put away in English dictionary

  • put away

    Meanings and definitions of "put away"

    • (transitive) To place out of the way, clean up.
    • (transitive) To store, add to one's stores for later use.
    • (obsolete, transitive) To fend off, deflect; to dismiss.
    • (transitive, now formal or literary) To discard, divest oneself of.
    • (transitive, colloquial) To consume (food or drink), especially in large quantities.
    • (transitive) To send (someone) to prison.
    • (archaic, transitive) To divorce.
    • (baseball) To strike out a batter.
    • (baseball) To catch a fly ball or tag out a baserunner.
    • (baseball) To take a large lead in a game.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To place out of the way, clean up.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To store, add to one's stores for later use.
    • verb
      (transitive, colloquial)
      To consume (food or drink), especially in large quantities.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To send (someone) to prison.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To kill someone.
    • verb
      (transitive, combat sports, by extension)
      To knock out an opponent.
    • verb
      (transitive, now formal or literary)
      To discard, divest oneself of.
    • verb
      (obsolete, transitive)
      To fend off, deflect; to dismiss.
    • verb
      (archaic, transitive)
      To divorce.
    • verb
      (sports)
      To take a large lead in a game, especially enough to guarantee victory or make the game no longer competitive.
    • verb
      (baseball)
      To strike out a batter.
    • verb
      (baseball)
      To catch a fly ball or tag out a baserunner.
    • verb
      (tennis)
      To hit the ball in such a way that the opponent cannot reach it; see passing shot
    • (to) put away
    • To move to its right storing place for the time it will not be used.
    • verb
      eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food; "My son tucked in a whole pizza"
    • verb
      kill gently, as with an injection; "the cat was very ill and we had to put it to sleep"
    • verb
      lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"
    • verb
      place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape; "The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend"; "She locked her jewels in the safe"
    • verb
      stop using; "the children were told to put away their toys"; "the students put away their notebooks"
    • verb
      throw or cast away; "Put away your worries"
    • verb
      turn away from and put aside, perhaps temporarily; "it's time for you to put away childish things"

    Synonyms of "put away" in English dictionary

    interrupt, fling, lock up are the top synonyms of "put away" in the English thesaurus.

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