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

Being tipped over the edge ultimately leads to Murdock putting away his vigilante role for good. —James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025

Keep the counters wiped free of crumbs, put away the year-old magazines on the coffee table (but keep the most recent issue), replace the hand towels in the guest bath, and put some flowers on the entry table. —Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2025

But as soon as they're done, it all gets put away. —Dennis Valera, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025

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

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