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Definitions of away
  1. adverb
    out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts)
    "pushed all doubts away"

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  2. adverb
    from one's possession
    "gave away the tickets"

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    out
  3. adverb
    in a different direction
    "turn away one's face" "glanced away"

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  4. adverb
    from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)
    "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"

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  5. adverb
    in reserve; not for immediate use
    "has a nest egg tucked away for a rainy day"

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  6. adjective
    (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter
    "the pitch was away (or wide)"

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  7. adverb
    at a distance in space or time
    "the boat was 5 miles off (or away)" "the party is still 2 weeks off (or away)" "away back in the 18th century"

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    off
  8. adjective
    not present; having left
    "he's away right now" "you must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away"

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  9. adjective
    used of an opponent's ground
    "an away game"
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