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

• inter
• bury

Examples of put away in a Sentence

the naval authorities put away the body yesterday

Recent Examples on the Web

With Brown watching from the bench after picking up his fifth foul, the Celtics closed Monday’s game on a 31-4 run to put away the pesky Pelicans. —Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 28 Oct. 2025

By putting away the Jayden Daniels-less Commanders, Kansas City raised its odds slightly from +500. —Scott Phillips, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025

After a few missteps and defensive breakdowns, the Clippers found their footing, among other things, and put away the Phoenix Suns, 129-102, in their home opener on Friday night at the Intuit Dome. —Janis Carr, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025

That’s fine if your ideal rom-com is familiar enough to enjoy while strolling room to room putting away laundry or watching via a second screen while your first displays Da Bears game. —Ben Travers, IndieWire, 23 Oct. 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