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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Finishing with a match-high eight kills, Mitchell also put away the winning kills in both games of a 25-22, 25-13 victory for the Blackhawks over crosstown rival East Aurora. — Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026 In the meantime, Alex instructs Matt and James to deflate and put away the slide. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2026 One of the family's traditions is sitting down together for dinner, with electronics put away, so everyone has a chance to catch up. — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026 The 23-year-old midfielder put away a straight-away free kick from 30 yards out to open the scoring in first-half stoppage time. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 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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