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Definition of away
- Away adj
- Distant in either space or time; "the town is a mile away"; "a country far away"; "the game is a week away" [syn: {away(p)}]
- Not present; having left; "he's away right now"; "you must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away"; "everyone is gone now"; "the departed guests" [syn: {away(p)}, {gone(p)}, {departed(a)}]
- Used of an opponent's ground; "an away game" [ant: {home(a)}]
- (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter; "the pitch was away (or wide)"; "an outside pitch" [syn: {outside}] adv
- From a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete); "ran away from the lion"; "wanted to get away from there"; "sent the children away to boarding school"; "the teacher waved the children away from the dead animal"; "went off to school"; "they drove off"; "go forth and preach" [syn: {off}, {forth}]
- From one's possession; "he gave out money to the poor"; "gave away the tickets" [syn: {out}]
- Out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts); "brush the objections aside"; "pushed all doubts away" [syn: {aside}]
- Out of existence; "the music faded away"; "tried to explain away the affair of the letter"- H.E.Scudder; "idled the hours away"; "her fingernails were worn away"
- At a distance in space or time; "the boat was 5 miles off (or away)"; "the party is still 2 weeks off (or away)"; "away back in the 18th century" [syn: {off}]
- Indicating continuing action; continuously or steadily; "he worked away at the project for more than a year"; "the child kept hammering away as if his life depended on it"
- So as to be removed or gotten rid of; "cleared the mess away"; "the rotted wood had to be cut away"
- Freely or at will; "fire away!"
- In or into a proper place (especially for storage or safekeeping); "put the toys away"; "her jewels are locked away in a safe"; "filed the letter away"
- In a different direction; "turn aside"; "turn away one's face"; "glanced away" [syn: {aside}]
- In reserve; not for immediate use; "started setting aside money to buy a car"; "put something by for her old age"; "has a nestegg tucked away for a rainy day" [syn: {aside}, {by}]
- Away adj
- Distant in either space or time; "the town is a mile away"; "a country far away"; "the game is a week away" [syn: {away(p)}]
- Not present; having left; "he's away right now"; "you must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away"; "everyone is gone now"; "the departed guests" [syn: {away(p)}, {gone(p)}, {departed(a)}]
- Used of an opponent's ground; "an away game" [ant: {home(a)}]
- (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter; "the pitch was away (or wide)"; "an outside pitch" [syn: {outside}] adv
- From a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete); "ran away from the lion"; "wanted to get away from there"; "sent the children away to boarding school"; "the teacher waved the children away from the dead animal"; "went off to school"; "they drove off"; "go forth and preach" [syn: {off}, {forth}]
- From one's possession; "he gave out money to the poor"; "gave away the tickets" [syn: {out}]
- Out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts); "brush the objections aside"; "pushed all doubts away" [syn: {aside}]
- Out of existence; "the music faded away"; "tried to explain away the affair of the letter"- H.E.Scudder; "idled the hours away"; "her fingernails were worn away"
- At a distance in space or time; "the boat was 5 miles off (or away)"; "the party is still 2 weeks off (or away)"; "away back in the 18th century" [syn: {off}]
- Indicating continuing action; continuously or steadily; "he worked away at the project for more than a year"; "the child kept hammering away as if his life depended on it"
- So as to be removed or gotten rid of; "cleared the mess away"; "the rotted wood had to be cut away"
- Freely or at will; "fire away!"
- In or into a proper place (especially for storage or safekeeping); "put the toys away"; "her jewels are locked away in a safe"; "filed the letter away"
- In a different direction; "turn aside"; "turn away one's face"; "glanced away" [syn: {aside}]
- In reserve; not for immediate use; "started setting aside money to buy a car"; "put something by for her old age"; "has a nestegg tucked away for a rainy day" [syn: {aside}, {by}]
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