English - English (Wordnet) dictionary
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Verb
- turn away from and put aside, perhaps temporarily
- it's time for you to put away childish things
- eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food
- My son tucked in a whole pizza
- kill gently, as with an injection
- the cat was very ill and we had to put it to sleep
- stop using
- the children were told to put away their toys
- the students put away their notebooks
- 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
- 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