"make away" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: makes away [present, singular, third-person], making away [participle, present], made away [participle, past], made away [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|make<,,made> away}} make away (third-person singular simple present makes away, present participle making away, simple past and past participle made away)
  1. (obsolete, intransitive) To depart, leave; to make off. Tags: intransitive, obsolete Categories (topical): Murder Derived forms: make away with
    Sense id: en-make_away-en-verb-KCjfhXEl Disambiguation of Murder: 30 7 14 20 29
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To destroy. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-make_away-en-verb-EpapABEH
  3. (obsolete, transitive) To kill. Tags: obsolete, transitive Categories (topical): Murder
    Sense id: en-make_away-en-verb-HgcD5W8d Disambiguation of Murder: 30 7 14 20 29
  4. (obsolete, transitive) To get rid of, dispose of. Tags: obsolete, transitive Categories (topical): Murder
    Sense id: en-make_away-en-verb-lSniHcnZ Disambiguation of Murder: 30 7 14 20 29
  5. (obsolete, reflexive) To kill oneself, commit suicide. Tags: obsolete, reflexive Categories (topical): Murder, Suicide
    Sense id: en-make_away-en-verb-0Jn9DbzS Disambiguation of Murder: 30 7 14 20 29 Disambiguation of Suicide: 29 6 11 15 39 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (away) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 5 2 35 52 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (away): 13 9 4 29 45

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for make away meaning in English (4.0kB)

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