"put away" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: puts away [present, singular, third-person], putting away [participle, present], put away [participle, past], put away [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|put<,,put> away}} put away (third-person singular simple present puts away, present participle putting away, simple past and past participle put away)
  1. (transitive) To put (something) in its usual storage place; to place out of the way, clean up. Tags: transitive Related terms: pack away Translations (to place out of the way): desar (Catalan), 收拾 (shōushí) (Chinese Mandarin), formeti (Esperanto), panna paikoilleen (Finnish), ranger (French), wegräumen (German), weglegen (German), mettere via (Italian), 片付ける (katazukeru) (alt: かたづける) (Japanese), しまう (shimau) (Japanese), abdō (Latin), uhamisi (Ngazidja Comorian), guardar (Portuguese), убира́ть (ubirátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), убра́ть (ubrátʹ) [perfective] (Russian), guardar (Spanish), прибира́ти (prybyráty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), прибра́ти (prybráty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), відклада́ти (vidkladáty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), відкла́сти (vidklásty) [perfective] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-put_away-en-verb-oCwgjAuO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (away) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 4 6 18 1 1 3 3 2 11 11 10 15 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (away): 14 3 5 16 2 4 4 5 4 11 13 7 12 Disambiguation of 'to place out of the way': 60 1 2 9 0 2 0 2 0 6 4 5 9
  2. (transitive) To store, add to one's stores for later use. Tags: transitive Translations (to store for later use): panna talteen (Finnish), panna syrjään (Finnish), panna sivuun (Finnish), laittaa talteen (Finnish), laittaa syrjään (Finnish), laittaa sivuun (Finnish), säästää (Finnish), weglegen (German), zurücklegen (German), cuir i dtaisce (Irish), condō (Latin), estocar (Portuguese), armazenar (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-put_away-en-verb-YKpJMCkP Categories (other): English terms with collocations Disambiguation of 'to store for later use': 4 64 8 2 0 3 2 4 2 4 3 2 2
  3. (transitive, colloquial) To consume (food or drink), especially in large quantities. Tags: colloquial, transitive Translations (to consume in large quantities): ahmia (Finnish), törsätä (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-put_away-en-verb-eSvWYck1 Disambiguation of 'to consume in large quantities': 9 4 47 6 0 2 2 3 2 10 5 4 7
  4. (transitive) To send (someone) to prison or mental asylum. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-put_away-en-verb-xmyFC4xG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (away) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 4 6 18 1 1 3 3 2 11 11 10 15 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (away): 14 3 5 16 2 4 4 5 4 11 13 7 12
  5. (transitive) To kill someone. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-put_away-en-verb-2xQ2hNqF
  6. (transitive, combat sports, by extension) To knock out an opponent. Tags: broadly, transitive
    Sense id: en-put_away-en-verb-0C6rZh1d
  7. (transitive, now formal or literary) To discard, divest oneself of. Tags: formal, literary, transitive
    Sense id: en-put_away-en-verb-2mJEmTOj
  8. (obsolete, transitive) To fend off, deflect; to dismiss. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-put_away-en-verb-YUYNQXhg
  9. (archaic, transitive) To divorce. Tags: archaic, transitive
    Sense id: en-put_away-en-verb-8ib4BD4r
  10. (sports) To take a large lead in a game, especially enough to guarantee victory or make the game no longer competitive. Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-put_away-en-verb-rhGiv08l Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (away) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 4 6 18 1 1 3 3 2 11 11 10 15 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (away): 14 3 5 16 2 4 4 5 4 11 13 7 12 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  11. (baseball) To strike out a batter. Categories (topical): Baseball
    Sense id: en-put_away-en-verb-tBKQanlp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (away) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 4 6 18 1 1 3 3 2 11 11 10 15 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (away): 14 3 5 16 2 4 4 5 4 11 13 7 12 Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  12. (baseball) To catch a fly ball or tag out a baserunner. Categories (topical): Baseball
    Sense id: en-put_away-en-verb-~5Q9u12N Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  13. (tennis) To hit the ball in such a way that the opponent cannot reach it; see passing shot Categories (topical): Tennis
    Sense id: en-put_away-en-verb-co2YGUp6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (away) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 4 6 18 1 1 3 3 2 11 11 10 15 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (away): 14 3 5 16 2 4 4 5 4 11 13 7 12 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports, tennis

Inflected forms

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          "code": "ga",
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          "word": "cuir i dtaisce"
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          "code": "la",
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          "sense": "to store for later use",
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          "_dis1": "4 64 8 2 0 3 2 4 2 4 3 2 2",
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          "sense": "to store for later use",
          "word": "estocar"
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          "word": "ahmia"
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          "ref": "2003, Jason Isbell, Decoration Day",
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        "(sports) To take a large lead in a game, especially enough to guarantee victory or make the game no longer competitive."
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        "(baseball) To catch a fly ball or tag out a baserunner."
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        "(tennis) To hit the ball in such a way that the opponent cannot reach it; see passing shot"
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}
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          "text": "They burned the old gun that used to stand in the dark corner up in the garret, close to the stuffed fox that always grinned so fiercely. Perhaps the reason why he seemed in such a ghastly rage was that he did not come by his death fairly. Otherwise his pelt would not have been so perfect. And why else was he put away up there out of sight?—and so magnificent a brush as he had too.",
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          "text": "putting a little away for a rainy day"
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        "To consume (food or drink), especially in large quantities."
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      "glosses": [
        "To send (someone) to prison or mental asylum."
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          "prison",
          "prison"
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          "mental asylum",
          "mental asylum"
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        "(transitive) To send (someone) to prison or mental asylum."
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          "text": "It's Decoration Day.\nAnd I knew the Hill Boys would put us away,\nbut my Daddy wasn't afraid.\nHe said \"We'll fight till the last Lawson's last living day\"",
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        "To kill someone."
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        "(transitive) To kill someone."
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        "transitive"
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        "English transitive verbs"
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        "To knock out an opponent."
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        "(transitive, combat sports, by extension) To knock out an opponent."
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English formal terms",
        "English literary terms",
        "English transitive verbs"
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      "glosses": [
        "To discard, divest oneself of."
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          "discard"
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        "(transitive, now formal or literary) To discard, divest oneself of."
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses",
        "English transitive verbs"
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      "glosses": [
        "To fend off, deflect; to dismiss."
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          "fend off"
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          "deflect"
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          "dismiss",
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete, transitive) To fend off, deflect; to dismiss."
      ],
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        "transitive"
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with archaic senses",
        "English transitive verbs"
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      "glosses": [
        "To divorce."
      ],
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        [
          "divorce",
          "divorce"
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        "(archaic, transitive) To divorce."
      ],
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        "transitive"
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          "text": "They put the game away by scoring three touchdowns in the fourth quarter.",
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        "To take a large lead in a game, especially enough to guarantee victory or make the game no longer competitive."
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          "sports"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(sports) To take a large lead in a game, especially enough to guarantee victory or make the game no longer competitive."
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        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
      ]
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      "glosses": [
        "To strike out a batter."
      ],
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          "strike out",
          "strike out"
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          "batter",
          "batter"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(baseball) To strike out a batter."
      ],
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        "ball-games",
        "baseball",
        "games",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
      ]
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    {
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      "glosses": [
        "To catch a fly ball or tag out a baserunner."
      ],
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        [
          "baseball",
          "baseball"
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          "fly ball",
          "fly ball"
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          "tag out",
          "tag out"
        ],
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          "baserunner",
          "baserunner"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(baseball) To catch a fly ball or tag out a baserunner."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "ball-games",
        "baseball",
        "games",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
      ]
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      "glosses": [
        "To hit the ball in such a way that the opponent cannot reach it; see passing shot"
      ],
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          "tennis",
          "tennis"
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          "passing shot",
          "passing shot"
        ]
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        "(tennis) To hit the ball in such a way that the opponent cannot reach it; see passing shot"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports",
        "tennis"
      ]
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to place out of the way",
      "word": "desar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shōushí",
      "sense": "to place out of the way",
      "word": "收拾"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to place out of the way",
      "word": "formeti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to place out of the way",
      "word": "panna paikoilleen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to place out of the way",
      "word": "ranger"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to place out of the way",
      "word": "wegräumen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to place out of the way",
      "word": "weglegen"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to place out of the way",
      "word": "mettere via"
    },
    {
      "alt": "かたづける",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "katazukeru",
      "sense": "to place out of the way",
      "word": "片付ける"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shimau",
      "sense": "to place out of the way",
      "word": "しまう"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to place out of the way",
      "word": "abdō"
    },
    {
      "code": "zdj",
      "lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
      "sense": "to place out of the way",
      "word": "uhamisi"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to place out of the way",
      "word": "guardar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ubirátʹ",
      "sense": "to place out of the way",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "убира́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ubrátʹ",
      "sense": "to place out of the way",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "убра́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to place out of the way",
      "word": "guardar"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "prybyráty",
      "sense": "to place out of the way",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "прибира́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "prybráty",
      "sense": "to place out of the way",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "прибра́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vidkladáty",
      "sense": "to place out of the way",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "відклада́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vidklásty",
      "sense": "to place out of the way",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "відкла́сти"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to store for later use",
      "word": "panna talteen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to store for later use",
      "word": "panna syrjään"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to store for later use",
      "word": "panna sivuun"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to store for later use",
      "word": "laittaa talteen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to store for later use",
      "word": "laittaa syrjään"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to store for later use",
      "word": "laittaa sivuun"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to store for later use",
      "word": "säästää"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to store for later use",
      "word": "weglegen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to store for later use",
      "word": "zurücklegen"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to store for later use",
      "word": "cuir i dtaisce"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to store for later use",
      "word": "condō"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to store for later use",
      "word": "estocar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to store for later use",
      "word": "armazenar"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to consume in large quantities",
      "word": "ahmia"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to consume in large quantities",
      "word": "törsätä"
    }
  ],
  "word": "put away"
}

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