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PUT AWAY

Definition:

[verb] place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape; "The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend"; "She locked her jewels in the safe"
Synonyms: lock in, lock away, lock, shut up, shut away, lock up
[verb] throw or cast away; "Put away your worries"
Synonyms: discard, fling, toss, toss out, toss away, chuck out, cast aside, dispose, throw out, cast out, throw away, cast away
[verb] lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"
Synonyms: imprison, incarcerate, lag, immure, put behind bars, jail, jug, gaol, remand
[verb] kill gently, as with an injection; "the cat was very ill and we had to put it to sleep"
Synonyms: put to sleep
[verb] eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food; "My son tucked in a whole pizza"
Synonyms: tuck in, tuck away
[verb] turn away from and put aside, perhaps temporarily; "She turned away from her painting"