Definitions of put away
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stop using“the children were told to put away their toys”“the students put away their notebooks”
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synonyms:
put aside
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turn away from and put aside, perhaps temporarily
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throw or cast away“Put away your worries”
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synonyms:
cast aside, cast away, cast out, chuck out, discard, dispose, fling, throw away, throw out, toss, toss away, toss out
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unlearn
discard something previously learnt, like an old habit
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deep-six, give it the deep six
toss out; get rid of
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jettison
throw away, of something encumbering
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junk, scrap, trash
dispose of (something useless or old)
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waste
get rid of
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dump
throw away as refuse
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retire
dispose of (something no longer useful or needed)
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abandon
forsake; leave behind
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liquidize, sell out, sell up
get rid of all one's merchandise
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de-access
dispose of by selling
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close out
terminate by selling off or disposing of
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chuck, ditch
throw away
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dispense with
forgo or do or go without
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forego, forfeit, forgo, give up, throw overboard, waive
lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime
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consign
commit forever; commit irrevocably
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get rid of, remove
dispose of
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place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
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lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
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eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food
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eat up, finish, polish off
finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table
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eat up, finish, polish off
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kill gently, as with an injection
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synonyms:
put to sleep
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kill
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
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kill
Pronunciation
US
/pʊt əˌweɪ/
UK
/pʊt əˈweɪ/
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