Put-away Definition
verb
To place out of the way, clean up.
Please put away the tools when you are finished.
I put the clothes away so as to neaten the room.
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To store, add to one's stores for later use.
Preparing for the worst, they put away food for the winter.
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(colloquial) To consume (food or drink), especially in large quantities.
You wouldn't think such a small person could put away so much food.
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To send (someone) to prison.
He was convicted and they put him away for 10 years.
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(now formal or literary) To discard, divest oneself of.
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Synonyms:
- put-to-sleep
- immure
- jail
- imprison
- lag
- incarcerate
- remand
- gaol
- jug
- put behind bars
- dispose
- cast-aside
- chuck-out
- toss away
- toss out
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