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put away English

Learners of English as a second language usually know the word put away once they have reached the level C2 – Proficient. English words by learner level A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2

Meaning put away meaning

What does put away mean?

put away

— verb (= lock) 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

— verb (= cast away) throw or cast away Put away your worries

— verb stop using the children were told to put away their toys the students put away their notebooks

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

— verb (= put aside) turn away from and put aside, perhaps temporarily it's time for you to put away childish things

— verb (= tuck in) eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food My son tucked in a whole pizza

— verb (= imprison, incarcerate, jail, gaol) 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

Synonyms put away synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as put away?

put away English » English

store

put down

stow

tuck away

lock up

keep

place

shut up

put in

put aside

lock away

hide

enclose

shut away

remove

put off

pack away

insert

cover

close

waive

tuck in

toss away

toss

throw out

throw away

stow away

save

put to sleep

lay

jug

introduce

imprison

hoard

fling

finish

dispose

discard

cast aside

wind up

toss out

tighten

tense

take off

take away

stuff

stress

strech

strain

squeeze

Topics put away topics

What do people use put away to talk about?

Person Life Die

Kill

• What words refer to killing an animal?
  slaughter destroy put down put away put something out of it misery

Social behavior Law Punish

Imprison

• What words refer to the action of putting a person in prison?
  put in prison imprison to jail incarcerate lock up confine put in irons send to prison commit put away captivity

Daily life Cleaning

Wash clothes

• What are the steps is washing clothes?
  soak scrub rinse wring hang up (to dry) dry take down iron fold put away hang up

Work and occupation Animal husbandry

Butcher, slaughter

• What words refer to killing an animal?
  kill butcher slaughter destroy put down put away put something out of its misery

Examples put away examples

How do I use put away in a sentence?

Simple sentences

Please put these glasses away.