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

On the morning of drop-off day, Kat asks Gen to check in with Joy about some plates that need to be put away, a task that does not require the use of one’s wrist. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026

The angel in the end zone With less than four minutes to go in a game that the Cowboys were looking to put away up 10, Prescott was set up with another second down, this time from the Washington 24-yard line. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Sep. 2026

Emily Ratajkowski is more than ready to put away her cutoffs and embrace the cooler temps. — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026

Preston Judd put away a header off an entry played into the area by Timo Werner in the 70th for the Earthquakes. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 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