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

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Ross has put away his checkbook The one thing Ross can’t be mistaken for is a frugal NFL owner. —Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 20 June 2025

As the Fever put away the Sun 88-71, Cunningham was congratulated for stepping up as the team’s enforcer. —Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2025

However, Rowe pulled out the win on Saturday, coming from behind to use his striking and cardio to put away a winded and broken Loosa. —Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 14 June 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