put away

verb

put away; putting away; puts away

transitive verb

1

a

: discard, renounce

to put grief away is disloyal to the memory of the departed

—H. A. Overstreet

b

: divorce

2

: to eat or drink up : consume

3

a

: to confine especially in a mental institution

b

: bury

c

: kill

Synonyms

• bury
• entomb
• hearse
• inhume
• inter
• lay
• tomb

Examples of put away in a Sentence

the naval authorities put away the body yesterday

Recent Examples on the Web

The country’s consumers have been putting away their purses due in part to a tough real-estate market and weakened banks. —Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 30 Jan. 2025

In other words, put away your torches and pitchforks. —Steve Buckley, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025

Now's the time to put away your Christmas ornaments and haul your tree to the curb. —Steph Solis, Axios, 2 Jan. 2025

Here's what to get rid of (or put away) at the start of each new season. —Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a