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 of put away

• inter
• bury

Examples of put away in a Sentence

the naval authorities put away the body yesterday

Recent Examples on the Web

That was only possible due to the strength of Ossoff and Cooper, who both raised gobs of money and put away their opponents weeks ago. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2026

Mikael Granlund added a goal and two assists for the Ducks, while Leo Carlsson put away a shorthanded tally and Beckett Sennecke had four assists. — Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

Additionally, make sure food inside your home or garage is put away, including pet food and water. — Emily Benda Gaylord, The Spruce, 1 Nov. 2026

The Illini have struggled to put away struggling teams such as Michigan State and Maryland but now have three straight wins, and their quarterback is back. — Noah Trister, Chicago Tribune, 31 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

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

Rhymes for put away

• aaa
• alleyway
• alumnae
• anime
• anyway
• arete
• attache
• axillae
• baa
• beaujolais
• bouvier
• breakaway