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

She could be put away and go to jail for embezzling Sophie’s dowry, and Armenta is deathly afraid of being called out in front of society. —Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 27 Feb. 2026

Finland put away Slovakia thanks in large part to four third-period goals. —Nbc News, NBC news, 21 Feb. 2026

Pannakara urged the crowd to practice mindfulness every day and put away their phones. —Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News, 14 Feb. 2026

The couple aims to put away about $1,200 a month, hoping to someday have enough saved for a down payment on a house. —Eliza Shapiro, New York Times, 14 Feb. 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