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away

/ away /
adjective satellite/adverb

Definitions & Examples

adjective satellite Sense 1
(of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter
"the pitch was away (or wide)"
"an outside pitch"
Similar:
inaccurate
Domain:
baseball baseball game ball
adverb Sense 2
so as to be removed or gotten rid of
"cleared the mess away"
"the rotted wood had to be cut away"
adverb Sense 3
in or into a proper place (especially for storage or safekeeping)
"put the toys away"
"her jewels are locked away in a safe"
"filed the letter away"
adverb Sense 4
in a different direction
"turn aside"
"turn away one''s face"
"glanced away"
adverb Sense 5
indicating continuing action; continuously or steadily
"he worked away at the project for more than a year"
"the child kept hammering away as if his life depended on it"
adverb Sense 6
out of existence
"the music faded away"
"tried to explain away the affair of the letter"- H.E.Scudder"
"idled the hours away"
"her fingernails were worn away"
adverb Sense 7
from one''s possession
"he gave out money to the poor"
"gave away the tickets"
adverb Sense 8
from a particular thing or place or position (`forth'' is obsolete)
"ran away from the lion"
"wanted to get away from there"
"sent the children away to boarding school"
"the teacher waved the children away from the dead animal"
"went off to school";"
Domain:
archaism archaicism
adjective Sense 9
used of an opponent''s ground
"an away game"
Opposites:
home(a)
Domain:
sport athletics
adverb Sense 10
freely or at will
"fire away!"
adverb Sense 11
out of the way (especially away from one''s thoughts)
"brush the objections aside"
"pushed all doubts away"
adverb Sense 12
at a distance in space or time
"the boat was 5 miles off (or away)"
"the party is still 2 weeks off (or away)"
"away back in the 18th century"
adverb Sense 13
in reserve; not for immediate use
"started setting aside money to buy a car"
"put something by for her old age"
"has a nestegg tucked away for a rainy day"
Semantic Complexity
99%
Sense Count
13
Total Synonyms
1
Total Relationships
2
Times Searched
1
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