Meaning of put away

Definition of put away

(verb) 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"

throw or cast away; "Put away your worries"

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"

stop using; "the children were told to put away their toys"; "the students put away their notebooks"

kill gently, as with an injection; "the cat was very ill and we had to put it to sleep"

eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food; "My son tucked in a whole pizza"

turn away from and put aside, perhaps temporarily; "it's time for you to put away childish things"

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