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

In it, Bugliosi lays out the prosecutorial theory — one concocted to put away a man for murder who didn’t actually commit the crimes — that Manson was trying to jump-start a race war, called Helter Skelter. — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2026

Miguel Almiron chipped a first-touch cross from the right side to the back post and Picault, who was left unmarked, put away a header from point-blank range that deflected off goalkeeper Ethan Horvath, who finished with one save. — ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026

Joe also takes the chance to collaborate with Coop on a new and more effective system for putting away the toys, which is a relief to Coop. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2026

Three minutes later, Son put away a volley after Carles Gil stopped a ball at the end line and whipped a cross into the center of the box. — Kamran Nia july 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 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