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

But the right-hander couldn’t put away Lee, whose clutch hit gave Detroit its 10th win in 13 games. — ABC News, 18 July 2026

Ecuador finally came to the party after struggling to put away their chances in their first two games. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 11 July 2026

In 1985, some 42 million watched the Royals put away the Cards. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026

Try to put away more of your income to save for future goals. — Daniel Kern, Forbes.com, 7 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