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- [poo t uh-wey]
- /pʊt əˈweɪ/
- /ˈpʊt əˈweɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [poo t uh-wey]
- /pʊt əˈweɪ/
Definitions of put away words
- verb with object put away to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf. 1
- verb with object put away to bring into some relation, state, etc.: to put everything in order. 1
- verb with object put away to place in the charge or power of a person, institution, etc.: to put a child in a special school. 1
- verb with object put away to subject to the endurance or suffering of something: to put convicted spies to death. 1
- verb with object put away to set to a duty, task, action, etc.: I put him to work setting the table. 1
- verb with object put away to force or drive to some course or action: to put an army to flight. 1
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Origin of put away
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English put(t)en to push, thrust, put, Old English *putian (as verbal noun putung an impelling, inciting); akin to pytan, potian to push, goad, cognate with Old Norse pota to thrust, poke
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Parts of speech for Put away
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
put away popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
put away usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for put away
verb put away
- amuse — If something amuses you, it makes you want to laugh or smile.
- attainted — Law. to condemn by a sentence or a bill or act of attainder.
- avail oneself of — to make use of to one's advantage
- bad mouth — Slang. to speak critically and often disloyally of; disparage: Why do you bad-mouth your family so much?
- bankrupted — Law. a person who upon his or her own petition or that of his or her creditors is adjudged insolvent by a court and whose property is administered for and divided among his or her creditors under a bankruptcy law.
adj put away
- dead to the world — unaware of one's surroundings, esp fast asleep or very drunk
- down and out — downward; going or directed downward: the down escalator.
- in the dumps — a depressed state of mind (usually preceded by in the): to be in the dumps over money problems.
- long-faced — having an unhappy or gloomy expression; glum.
- mirthless — gaiety or jollity, especially when accompanied by laughter: the excitement and mirth of the holiday season.
Antonyms for put away
verb put away
- draw — to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
See also
Matching words
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