put away

verb

  1. 1

    turn away from and put aside, perhaps temporarily

    it's time for you to put away childish things

  2. 2

    eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food

    My son tucked in a whole pizza

  3. 3

    kill gently, as with an injection

    the cat was very ill and we had to put it to sleep

  4. 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. 5

    stop using

    the children were told to put away their toys

    the students put away their notebooks

  6. 6

    throw or cast away

    Put away your worries

  7. 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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