Definition of put away - Rhyme Finder

Definitions

Verb

place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape; "The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend"; "She locked her jewels in the safe"

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throw or cast away; "Put away your worries"

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lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"

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stop using; "the children were told to put away their toys"; "the students put away their notebooks"

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kill gently, as with an injection; "the cat was very ill and we had to put it to sleep"

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eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food; "My son tucked in a whole pizza"

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turn away from and put aside, perhaps temporarily; "it''s time for you to put away childish things"

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Synonyms

cast aside cast away cast out chuck out discard dispose fling gaol immure imprison incarcerate jail jug lag lock lock away lock in lock up put aside put behind bars put to sleep remand shut away shut up throw away throw out toss toss away toss out tuck away tuck in

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More General Terms

break up confine cut off detain disrupt eat up finish get rid of interrupt kill polish off remove

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More Specific Terms

abandon close out de-access deep-six dump give it the deep six jettison junk liquidize retire scrap sell out sell up trash unlearn waste

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