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

The Christmas china has been stored and the Santas have been put away until next year. —Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2026

There’s no breakfasting on my breakfast bar, because it’s covered with mail that needs to be filed or otherwise dealt with and random things that need to be put away. —Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 21 Jan. 2026

Now that the holidays are over, the decorations are put away and scenes of dreary, wintry weather dance in our heads, one plant with flowers resembling roses that comes into bloom this time of year are camellias. —Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2026

Schaefer, though, shared this week that his ring has been put away. —Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 18 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

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

Rhymes for put away

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