put away

verb

put away; putting away; puts away
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transitive verb

1
a
: discard, renounce
… to put grief away is disloyal to the memory of the departed.—H. A. Overstreet
b
: divorce
2
: to eat or drink up : consume
3
a
: to confine especially in a mental institution
b
: bury
c
: kill

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the naval authorities put away the body yesterday
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Joe also takes the chance to collaborate with Coop on a new and more effective system for putting away the toys, which is a relief to Coop. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2026 Three minutes later, Son put away a volley after Carles Gil stopped a ball at the end line and whipped a cross into the center of the box. — Kamran Nia july 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026 On the counter-attack, Paintsil put away a feed from Marco Reus with a first-touch finish that opened the scoring in the 13th minute. — Daily News, 26 July 2026 On a counterattack, Paintsil put away a feed from Marco Reus with a first-touch finish that opened the scoring in the 13th minute. — Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for put away

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of put away was in the 14th century

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