put+away
11put away — 1. to kill Especially of old, diseased, or unwanted pets: I have left instructions for Buller to be put away as painlessly as possible. (G. Greene, 1978 Buller was a dog) To put yourself away is to commit suicide. 2. obsolete to… …
12put away — informal 1) they put him away for life Syn: jail, imprison, put in prison, put behind bars, lock up, incarcerate 2) you should be put away! Syn: certify, commit, institutionalize, hospitalize, consign to a psychiatr …
13put away — verb a) To place out of the way, clean up. Please put away the tools when you are finished. b) To store, add to ones stores for later use. I put the clothes away so as to neaten the room …
14put away — phr verb Put away is used with these nouns as the object: ↑clothes, ↑decoration, ↑dish, ↑grocery, ↑laundry, ↑shopping, ↑thing, ↑toy, ↑wallet …
15Put away — 1. institutionalised for reasons of mental illness: He should be put away ; 2. sent to jail; 3. eat voraciously …
16put away — Australian Slang 1. institutionalised for reasons of mental illness: He should be put away ; 2. sent to jail; 3. eat voraciously …
17put away — eat or drink, pig out Dennis has a good appetite. He put away ten pancakes! …
18put away (something) — 1. to eat or drink a lot of something. He put away a whole apple pie in one sitting. I like to put away a few beers with my friends after work. 2. to save or store something for future use. I found the box where I had put away the children s toys …
19put away/put aside/put by — [v1/v] keep in reserve cache, deposit, keep, lay aside, lay away, lay by, lay in, put by, put out of the way, salt away*, save, set aside, squirrel away*, stockpile, store, store away*, stow away; concepts 129,134 Ant. spend, use up, waste …
20put away (someone) — 1. to remove a criminal or mentally ill person from society. You have to put away the people who are so crazy that they are a danger to the rest of us. 2. to defeat someone. The Devils still have two more chances to put away the Flyers this… …
