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

Schools could permit phones for specific instructional purposes while requiring them to be put away during other parts of the school day. — Ulrich Boser, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

That means items that frequently get wet, like hedge clippers, gardening gloves, and water toys, won’t mold and mildew when they’re put away. — Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 29 June 2026

Of course, this is no tragedy — there comes a time to put away childish things, 40-something video-gamers notwithstanding — but the movie comes close to regarding it as such. — Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 27 June 2026

So put away the cute baby pics, AJ Dybantsa. — Candace Buckner, New York Times, 24 June 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