away

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Adverb

1. From a place, hence.
   • He went away on vacation.
2. Aside; off; in another direction.
   • I tried to approach him, but he turned away.
3. Aside, so as to discard something.
   • throw away, chuck away, toss away
4. At a stated distance in time or space.
   • Christmas is only two weeks away.
5. In or to something's usual or proper storage place.
   • I'll dry the dishes and you put them away.
   • Please file away these documents.
6. In or to a secure or out-of-the-way place.
   • The jewels were locked away in the safe.
   • He was shut away in the castle tower for six months.
7. From a state or condition of being; out of existence.
   • fade away, die away
   • I'll sleep the rest of the day away/out and, hopefully, I'll manage to sleep this hangover off/away.
8. So as to remove or use up something.
   • The weather has worn away the inscription, and it is no longer legible.
   • Try to think the pain away.
   • Please wipe away this spilled drink.
   • He gambled his inheritance away, while I bargained away my birthrights
   • That's where tourists go to hear great Cuban bands and dance the night away.
   • I blinked away my tears and just idled away the morning.
9. Come away; go away; take away.
   • Away! Be gone! And don't let me see you round here again!
10. On; in continuance; without intermission or delay.
    • She's been in her room all day, working away at her computer.
11. Without restraint.
    • You've got questions? Ask away!
    • I saw her whaling away at her detractors.

Interjection

1. Away with you! Go away! Begone!

Adjective

1. Not here, gone, absent, unavailable, traveling; on vacation.
   • The master is away from home on a course.
   • Would you pick up my mail while I'm away.
2. At a specified distance in space, time, or figuratively.
   • He's miles away by now.
   • Spring is still a month away.
   • My office is only an hour away.
3. Not on one's home territory.
   • This is the entrance for away supporters.
   • Next, they are playing away in Dallas.
4. Out.
   • Two men away in the bottom of the ninth.
5. Being the player whose ball lies farthest from the hole (or, in disc golf, whose disc lies farthest from the target).

Verb

1. To depart; to go to another place.
   • At 9 o'clock sharp he awayed to bed.
   • I'll away up the road.

Adjective

1. Misspelling of aweigh.

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