Synonyms for put away
put away

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1. lock in, lock away, lock, put away, shut up, shut away, lock upverb

   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"

   Synonyms:
   throw out, toss out, lag, discard, seal in, put to sleep, immure, jug, tuck away, jail, toss away, button up, interlace, lock, hush up, cast away, remand, lock up, still, shut up, cast aside, put behind bars, close up, dispose, clam up, imprison, put aside, shut away, belt up, cast out, chuck out, toss, throw away, be quiet, mesh, quieten, gaol, fling, dummy up, silence, lock in, keep mum, lock away, operate, tuck in, hush, interlock, engage, incarcerate

2. discard, fling, toss, toss out, toss away, chuck out, cast aside, dispose, throw out, cast out, throw away, cast away, put awayverb

   throw or cast away

   "Put away your worries"

   Synonyms:
   throw out, toss out, lag, discard, put to sleep, convulse, qualify, banish, tuck away, incarcerate, expel, thresh, flip, toss away, boot out, ban, kick out, slash, lock up, lock, turf out, put aside, cast away, remand, advance, shut up, dispose, blackball, chuck, jactitate, cast, splurge, cast aside, put behind bars, sky, throw, thresh about, oust, imprison, immure, jail, exclude, thrash about, dismiss, shut away, cast out, jug, pitch, chuck out, thrash, toss, throw away, shun, drum out, turn out, gaol, incline, fling, drop, ostracise, lock in, lock away, ostracize, tuck in, eject, cast off, throw off, shake off, shed

3. imprison, incarcerate, lag, immure, put behind bars, jail, jug, gaol, put away, remandverb

   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:
   throw out, toss out, discard, put to sleep, immure, jug, tuck away, jail, toss away, lock, cast away, remand, lock up, remit, shut up, send back, cast aside, put behind bars, fall back, dawdle, dispose, imprison, fall behind, put aside, shut away, cast out, chuck out, toss, throw away, gaol, fling, lock in, lock away, tuck in, lag, incarcerate

4. put away, put asideverb

   stop using

   "the children were told to put away their toys"; "the students put away their notebooks"

   Synonyms:
   lag, lock away, cast out, shut away, toss, throw out, lock in, toss out, fling, jail, remand, imprison, jug, cast away, put behind bars, chuck out, shut up, dispose, gaol, throw away, tuck away, incarcerate, tuck in, immure, put aside, lock, put to sleep, lock up, cast aside, toss away, discard

5. put away, put to sleepverb

   kill gently, as with an injection

   "the cat was very ill and we had to put it to sleep"

   Synonyms:
   lag, lock away, cast out, shut away, toss, throw out, lock in, toss out, fling, jail, remand, imprison, jug, cast away, put behind bars, chuck out, shut up, dispose, gaol, throw away, tuck away, incarcerate, tuck in, immure, put aside, lock, put to sleep, lock up, cast aside, toss away, discard

6. tuck in, tuck away, put awayverb

   eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food

   "My son tucked in a whole pizza"

   Synonyms:
   lag, lock away, cast out, shut away, toss, throw out, lock in, toss out, fling, jail, remand, imprison, jug, cast away, put behind bars, chuck out, shut up, tuck away, gaol, throw away, incarcerate, tuck in, immure, put aside, lock, put to sleep, lock up, cast aside, dispose, toss away, discard

7. put away, put asideverb

   turn away from and put aside, perhaps temporarily

   "it's time for you to put away childish things"

   Synonyms:
   lag, lock away, cast out, shut away, toss, throw out, lock in, toss out, fling, jail, remand, imprison, jug, cast away, put behind bars, chuck out, shut up, dispose, gaol, throw away, tuck away, incarcerate, tuck in, immure, put aside, lock, put to sleep, lock up, cast aside, toss away, discard

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1. • Confine
   • Eat Up
   • Get Rid Of
   • Interrupt
   • Kill
   • Law

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1. put away

   Synonyms:
   lay away, set aside

2. put away

   Synonyms:
   renounce, discard, reject, put off

3. put away

   Synonyms:
   divorce

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1. Jim Acosta:

   While Donald Trump's still licking Donald Trump wounds down in Mar-a-Lago, Donald Trump poses a threat to this country, this is not a time to put away our fact checkers in some sort of box on a shelf. They're going to be needed to fact-check this movement. Donald Trump may be going away, but Donald Trump is not.

2. Rebecca Pepper Sinkler:

   The reluctance to put away childish things may be a requirement of genius.

3. Ron Bonjean:

   The odds of stopping Trump are getting much lower with every state put away into his corner.

4. John Lennon:

   Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives. I think we're being run by maniacs for maniacal ends and I think I'm liable to be put away as insane for expressing that. That's what's insane about it.

5. Harmony Allen:

   This was not a case of he-said, she-said. There was hard evidence. There were witnesses, i fought so hard to get the justice to have him put away for what he did. To have that ripped away after finally getting it is so hurtful and crushing and it just questions my belief in the justice system.