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away



I - adjective
1. not present;
having left (Freq. 1)
- he's away right now
- you must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away
Similar to:
absent
Derivationally related forms:
awayness
2. used of an opponent's ground
- an away game
Ant:
home
Topics:
sport, athletics
3. (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
Similar to:
inaccurate
Topics:
baseball, baseball game

II - adverb
1. from a particular thing or place or position ('forth' is obsolete) (Freq. 70)
- 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
Usage Domain:
archaism, archaicism
2. from one's possession (Freq. 21)
- he gave out money to the poor
- gave away the tickets
Syn:
out
3. out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts) (Freq. 13)
- brush the objections aside
- pushed all doubts away
Syn:
aside
4. out of existence (Freq. 3)
- 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
5. at a distance in space or time (Freq. 2)
- 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
6. indicating continuing action;
continuously or steadily (Freq. 2)
- he worked away at the project for more than a year
- the child kept hammering away as if his life depended on it
7. so as to be removed or gotten rid of (Freq. 1)
- cleared the mess away
- the rotted wood had to be cut away
8. freely or at will
- fire away!
9. 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
10. in a different direction
- turn aside
- turn away one's face
- glanced away
Syn:
aside
11. in reserve;
not for immediate use
- started setting aside money to buy a car
- put something by for her old age
- has a nest egg tucked away for a rainy day
Syn:
aside, by

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