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

After DeMatteo’s pair of aces, Prohaska put away kills for the 24th and 25th points. — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026

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

Mikael Granlund added a goal and two assists for the Ducks, while Leo Carlsson put away a short-handed tally and Beckett Sennecke had four assists. — CBS News, 4 Nov. 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