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| put away |
| 1. v. To put (something) in its usual storage place; to place out of the way, clean up. |
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| Please put away the tools when you are finished. |
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| I put the clothes away so as to neaten the room. |
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| 2. v. To store, add to one's stores for later use. |
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| Preparing for the worst, they put away food for the winter. |
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| 3. v. (transitive, colloquial) To consume (food or drink), especially in large quantities. |
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| You wouldn't think such a small person could put away so much food. |
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| 4. v. To send (someone) to prison. |
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| After he was convicted, they put him away for 10 years. |
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| 5. v. To kill someone. |
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| 6. v. (transitive, combat sports) To knock out an opponent. |
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| He put away his opponent in the first round. |
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| 7. v. (transitive, now formal or literary) To discard, divest oneself of. |
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| 8. v. (obsolete, transitive) To fend off, deflect; to dismiss. |
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| 9. v. (archaic, transitive) To divorce. |
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| 10. v. (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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| They put the game away by scoring three touchdowns in the fourth quarter. |
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| 11. v. (baseball) To strike out a batter. |
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| 12. v. (baseball) To catch a fly ball or tag out a baserunner. |
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| 13. v. (tennis) To hit the ball in such a way that the opponent cannot reach it; see passing shot |
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| Analysis |
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| put |
| 1. v. To place something somewhere. |
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| She put her books on the table. |
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| 2. v. To bring or set into a certain relation, state or condition. |
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| Put your house in order! |
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| He is putting all his energy into this one task. |
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| away |
| 1. adv. From a place, hence. |
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| He went away on vacation. |
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| 2. adv. Aside; off; in another direction. |
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| 3. adv. From a state or condition of being; out of existence. |
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| 4. adv. (as imperative, by ellipsis) Come away; go away; take away. |
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