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

To put away Luka Doncic and the Mavericks for good, the Celtics turned to their textbook winning formula of balanced scoring and high-volume outside shooting and energetic defense. —Ben Golliver, Washington Post, 18 June 2024

The Knicks, however, struggled to put away a depleted Grizzlies team lacking most of its rotation players on Tuesday night. —Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024

And anyone who never actually puts away their suitcase will adore the streamlined Sigma Beauty Travel Makeup Brush Set, which comes with a sleek storage cup that makes packing oh so simple. —Anamaria Glavan, Allure, 11 June 2024

My gosh, the sky’s the limit, so put away the bingo cards and enjoy life! —Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 2 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

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