Dictionary definition · put away
verb
- place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape"The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend"
- throw or cast away"Put away your worries"
- lock up or confine, in or as in a jail"The suspects were imprisoned without trial"
- stop using"the children were told to put away their toys"
- kill gently, as with an injection"the cat was very ill and we had to put it to sleep"
- eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food"My son tucked in a whole pizza"
- turn away from and put aside, perhaps temporarily"it's time for you to put away childish things"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).