English to English
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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- throw or cast away
Put away your worries.
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- stop using
The children were told to put away their toys.
The students put away their notebooks.
source: WordNet 3.0
- kill gently, as with an injection
The cat was very ill and we had to put it to sleep.
source: WordNet 3.0
- eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food
My son tucked in a whole pizza.
source: WordNet 3.0
- turn away from and put aside, perhaps temporarily
It's time for you to put away childish things.
source: WordNet 3.0
