away
adjective
- 1
(of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter
the pitch was away (or wide)
an outside pitch
- 2
used of an opponent's ground
an away game
- 3
not present; having left
he's away right now
you must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away
adverb
- 1
from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)
ran away from the lion
wanted to get away from there
- 2
from one's possession
he gave out money to the poor
gave away the tickets
- 3
in reserve; not for immediate use
started setting aside money to buy a car
put something by for her old age
- 4
out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts)
brush the objections aside
pushed all doubts away
- 5
out of existence
the music faded away
tried to explain away the affair of the letter"- H.E.Scudder
- 6
indicating continuing action; continuously or steadily
he worked away at the project for more than a year
the child kept hammering away as if his life depended on it
- 7
in a different direction
turn aside
turn away one's face
- 8
in or into a proper place (especially for storage or safekeeping)
put the toys away
her jewels are locked away in a safe
- 9
at a distance in space or time
the boat was 5 miles off (or away)
the party is still 2 weeks off (or away)
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