put away

Definitions

1. 1

   To put (something) in its usual storage place

   To put (something) in its usual storage place; 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.
2. 2

   To store, add to one's stores for later use.

   • putting a little away for a rainy day
   • Preparing for the worst, they put away food for the winter.
3. 3

   To consume (food or drink), especially in large quantities.

   • You wouldn't think such a small person could put away so much food.
   • The blonde one, old Bernice, was drinking bourbon and water. She was really putting it away, too.
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   1. 4

      To send (someone) to prison or mental asylum.

      • After he was convicted, they put him away for 10 years.
   2. 5

      To kill someone.

      • It's Decoration Day. And I knew the Hill Boys would put us away, but my Daddy wasn't afraid. He said "We'll fight till the last Lawson's last living day"
   3. 6

      To knock out an opponent.

      • He put away his opponent in the first round.
   4. 7

      To discard, divest oneself of.

      • When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.
   5. 8

      To fend off, deflect

      To fend off, deflect; to dismiss.

   6. 9

      To divorce.

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   7. 10

      To take a large lead in a game, especially enough to guarantee victory or make the game…

      To take a large lead in a game, especially enough to guarantee victory or make the game no longer competitive.

      • They put the game away by scoring three touchdowns in the fourth quarter.
   8. 11

      To strike out a batter.

   9. 12

      To catch a fly ball or tag out a baserunner.

   10. 13

       To hit the ball in such a way that the opponent cannot reach it

       To hit the ball in such a way that the opponent cannot reach it; see passing shot.

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