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put away
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Definition of put away:
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" |