Put away
/pʊt əˈweɪ/B1
Intermediate
1. To place something in a proper or designated location.
- Please put away your toys before dinner.
- After finishing the laundry, she put away all the clothes neatly in the drawers.
2. To store something for future use, often in the context of saving or reserving.
- They decided to put away some money each month for their vacation.
- Farmers often put away grains to ensure enough supplies for the winter.
3. To confine someone, especially in prison or a mental facility.
- The criminal was put away for a long time after his trial.
- They had to put him away in a psychiatric hospital due to his erratic behavior.
4. To eat or drink a large amount.
- He can really put away the pizza; he ate an entire large pizza by himself.
- She put away three glasses of wine at dinner.
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