put away
verb
- 1
turn away from and put aside, perhaps temporarily
it's time for you to put away childish things
- 2
eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food
My son tucked in a whole pizza
- 3
kill gently, as with an injection
the cat was very ill and we had to put it to sleep
- 4
place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend
She locked her jewels in the safe
- 5
stop using
the children were told to put away their toys
the students put away their notebooks
- 6
throw or cast away
Put away your worries
- 7
lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
The suspects were imprisoned without trial
the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life
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