Put away Very Common

Put away has 8 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

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"

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throw or cast away

"Put away your worries"

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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"

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stop using

"the children were told to put away their toys"

"the students put away their notebooks"

put away put aside

kill gently, as with an injection

"the cat was very ill and we had to put it to sleep"

put away put to sleep

eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food

"My son tucked in a whole pizza"

tuck in tuck away put away

turn away from and put aside, perhaps temporarily

"it's time for you to put away childish things"

put away put aside

To put (something) in its usual storage place; to place out of the way, clean up.

Example Sentences

"The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend" verb

"She locked her jewels in the safe" verb

"Put away your worries" verb

"The suspects were imprisoned without trial" verb

"the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life" verb

"the children were told to put away their toys" verb

"the students put away their notebooks" verb

"the cat was very ill and we had to put it to sleep" verb

"My son tucked in a whole pizza" verb

"it's time for you to put away childish things" verb