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

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

Dishes were washed and put away without wash, rinse and sanitize procedures. —Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado february 13, Sacbee.com, 13 Feb. 2026

Miles knocked down one of the 3s, her 10th of the game, while graduate forward Marta Suarez and junior guard Donovyn Hunter made the other two to put away the Bears. —Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 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