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Quick definitions from WordNet (away)
▸ adjective: used of an opponent's ground ("An away game")
▸ adjective: (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter ("The pitch was away (or wide)")
▸ adverb: from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete) ("Ran away from the lion")
▸ adverb: from one's possession ("Gave away the tickets")
▸ adverb: out of existence ("The music faded away")
▸ adverb: indicating continuing action; continuously or steadily ("He worked away at the project for more than a year")
▸ adverb: in a different direction ("Turn away one's face")
▸ adverb: in or into a proper place (especially for storage or safekeeping) ("Put the toys away")
▸ adverb: so as to be removed or gotten rid of ("Cleared the mess away")
▸ adverb: freely or at will ("Fire away!")
▸ adverb: out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts) ("Pushed all doubts away")
▸ adverb: at a distance in space or time ("The boat was 5 miles off (or away)")
▸ adverb: in reserve; not for immediate use ("Has a nestegg tucked away for a rainy day")
▸ Also see aways
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▸ adjective: used of an opponent's ground ("An away game")
▸ adjective: (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter ("The pitch was away (or wide)")
▸ adverb: from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete) ("Ran away from the lion")
▸ adverb: from one's possession ("Gave away the tickets")
▸ adverb: out of existence ("The music faded away")
▸ adverb: indicating continuing action; continuously or steadily ("He worked away at the project for more than a year")
▸ adverb: in a different direction ("Turn away one's face")
▸ adverb: in or into a proper place (especially for storage or safekeeping) ("Put the toys away")
▸ adverb: so as to be removed or gotten rid of ("Cleared the mess away")
▸ adverb: freely or at will ("Fire away!")
▸ adverb: out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts) ("Pushed all doubts away")
▸ adverb: at a distance in space or time ("The boat was 5 miles off (or away)")
▸ adverb: in reserve; not for immediate use ("Has a nestegg tucked away for a rainy day")
▸ Also see aways
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to away
▸ Usage examples for away
▸ Idioms related to away (New!)
▸ Popular nouns described by away
▸ Words that often appear near away
▸ Rhymes of away
▸ Invented words related to away