put away

Verb

Meaning

throw or cast away

lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

stop using

place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape

turn away from and put aside, perhaps temporarily

eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food

kill gently, as with an injection

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

gaol jail toss discard dispose imprison fling cast away put aside remand cast aside incarcerate immure cast out lock up
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Antonyms

free gnaw sample taste pick emulate
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Hypernyms

kill remove finish interrupt disrupt break-up

Hyponyms

waste retire dump scrap trash junk

Examples

Put away your worries Source: Internet

The suspects were imprisoned without trial Source: Internet

the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life Source: Internet

The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend Source: Internet

She locked her jewels in the safe Source: Internet

it's time for you to put away childish things Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

put at rest put at risk put at risk of put away for a rainy day put back put back into its original condition