put away
put away /pʊt əˈweɪ/
verb
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(
)
Place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
(
lock away
, shut away
, lock
, lock in
, lock up
, put away
, shut up
)
place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend
The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend
She locked her jewels in the safe
She locked her jewels in the safe
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()
Throw or cast away
(
cast away
, cast out
, chuck out
, cast aside
, fling
, put away
, toss
, toss away
, toss out
, discard
, dispose
, throw away
, throw out
)
throw or cast away
Put away your worries
Put away your worries
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Turn away from and put aside, perhaps temporarily
(
put aside
, put away
)
turn away from and put aside, perhaps temporarily
It's time for you to put away childish things
it's time for you to put away childish things
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Eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food
(
put away
, tuck away
, tuck in
)
eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food
My son tucked in a whole pizza
My son tucked in a whole pizza
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Kill gently, as with an injection
(
put away
, put to sleep
, euthanase
, euthanise
[British] , euthanize
)
kill gently, as with an injection
The cat was very ill and we had to put it to sleep
the cat was very ill and we had to put it to sleep
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Stop using
(
put aside
, put away
)
stop using
The children were told to put away their toys
the children were told to put away their toys
The students put away their notebooks
the students put away their notebooks
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(law) lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
(
gaol
[British] , immure
, incarcerate
, jail
, jug
[Informal, N. American] , lag
, put away
, put behind bars
, remand
, imprison
)
(law) lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
The suspects were imprisoned without trial
The suspects were imprisoned without trial
The murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life
the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life
