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Put-away definition

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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(archaic) To divorce.
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(baseball) To strike out a batter.
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(baseball) To catch a fly ball or tag out a baserunner.
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(baseball) To take a large lead in a game.
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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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Put-away Sentence Examples

  • After supper Lisa helped put away the leftovers and wash dishes.

  • The old gals could certainly put away the suds.

  • Cade dropped into a chair and immediately began to put away the food.

  • I was the lab aide that cleaned up the lab, put away the dishes.

  • For a few minutes neither of them spoke while they put away their breakfast.

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