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away

/ə'weɪ/

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

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aside
adverb
from one's possession
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"gave away the tickets"

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

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aside
adverb
from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)
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"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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forth off
adverb
in reserve; not for immediate use
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"has a nest egg tucked away for a rainy day"

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

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outside inaccurate
adverb
at a distance in space or time
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"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
adjective
not present; having left
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"he's away right now" "you must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away"

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absent
adjective
used of an opponent's ground
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"an away game"
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home

Definition that contains away

down away from a more central or a more northerly place
inside away from the outer edge
offshore away from shore; away from land
downstream away from the source or with the current
amiss away from the correct or expected course
awry away from the correct or expected course
upwind away from the wind
downriver away from the source or with the current
leeward away from the wind
upfield away from the defending teams' end of the playing field