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

Keeping Cabinets Too Simple Be sure to choose a cabinet setup that goes the extra mile to make accessing—and putting away—all of your cooking supplies a breeze. —Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2025

The Tigers struggled to put away Alabama State on Thursday but survived to snap a two-game skid — which featured losses to Notre Dame and Kansas. —Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 14 Dec. 2025

For instance, if Gabriel Martinelli or Viktor Gyokeres put away the crosses from Declan Rice and Saka in the first half, the energy going into the second half would have been totally different. —Art De Roché, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2025

But don’t put away your snow boots or skis just yet. —Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 12 Dec. 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