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away
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
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 from a particular thing or place or position ('forth' is obsolete) (Freq. 70) - ran away from the lion - wanted to get away from there - sent the children away to boarding school - the teacher waved the children away from the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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