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

Whichever teams emerge triumphant in those two games will have put away one of the strongest wins on their schedule. —Hannah Vanbiber, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025

Nicola Jović came off the bench for a career-high 29 points to go with nine rebounds and seven assists as the Heat put away the visiting Portland Trail Blazers 136-131 on Saturday night. —Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025

Regathering after halftime, the Nordic wave put away the faltering Timbers. —Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2025

Many new hires go with the default savings rate, which can result in putting away less. —Fiona Greig, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2025

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