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

Try to put away more of your income to save for future goals. — Daniel Kern, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

The Evening Tasks After dinner, closing the house for the night would include making sure the kitchen was entirely tidy (including floors) and everything was put away. — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 6 July 2026

Most landscapes do not need pesticides to thrive, so put away the chemicals. — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 5 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, 5 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