put away

verb

put away; putting away; puts away

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

Synonyms

• bury
• entomb
• hearse
• inhume
• inter
• lay
• tomb

Examples of put away in a Sentence

the naval authorities put away the body yesterday

Recent Examples on the Web

Inspectors also saw rodent droppings on the restaurant’s floors and dirty knives that had been put away on a rack but were unclean. —Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 7 June 2024

In Vergennes, Vermont, after students put away their posters and head into class, the waiting game begins. —Riley Robinson, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 June 2024

Time to put away the sunscreen and put on your winter coat, because Christmas is coming a little early this year! —Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 31 May 2024

The six books come in a sturdy box, so young ones will have fun taking them out and putting away their special books. —Maya Polton, Parents, 17 May 2024

Subscribe now Orange Lutheran softball ace Brianne Weiss took off her pitcher’s mask and bowed her head Tuesday after inducing a popout to shortstop Madelyn Armendariz to finally put away Capistrano Valley. —Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 7 May 2024

An airport employee grew agitated and shouted at people to disperse and to put away their cameras. —Ana Ley, New York Times, 5 May 2024

The season could prompt a cleanup of the house, preparing the garden, or putting away the heavy parkas. —Jill Schlesinger, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2024

But Take Note This Barbie dollhouse is harder to put away because it can't be closed when playtime is over or if younger siblings are around. —Maya Polton, Parents, 23 Mar. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

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