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put away

/pʊt_ə'weɪ/

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verb
lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
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gaol immure imprison incarcerate jail jug lag put behind bars remand

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detain confine
verb
eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food
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tuck away tuck in

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eat up polish off finish
verb
kill gently, as with an injection
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put to sleep

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kill
verb
place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
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lock lock away lock in lock up shut away shut up

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confine
verb
turn away from and put aside, perhaps temporarily
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"it's time for you to put away childish things"

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put aside

type of:
cut off break up disrupt interrupt
verb
throw or cast away
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cast aside cast away cast out chuck out discard dispose fling throw away throw out toss toss away toss out

type of:
get rid of remove
verb
stop using
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"the children were told to put away their toys" "the students put away their notebooks"

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put aside

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