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put away Definition

• (v) 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"
• (v) throw or cast away; "Put away your worries"
• (v) 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"
• (v) kill gently, as with an injection; "the cat was very ill and we had to put it to sleep"
• (v) eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food; "My son tucked in a whole pizza"
• (v) turn away from and put aside, perhaps temporarily; "She turned away from her painting"

put away Synonyms

• cast aside
• cast away
• cast out
• chuck out
• discard
• dispose
• fling
• gaol
• immure
• imprison
• incarcerate
• jail
• jug
• lag
• lock
• lock away
• lock in
• lock up
• put away
• put behind bars
• put to sleep
• remand
• shut away
• shut up
• throw away
• throw out
• toss
• toss away
• toss out
• tuck away
• tuck in