away

Adverb
  1. From a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete) (synset 400234667)
    "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"; "they drove off"; "go forth and preach"
    domain usage: archaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expression
    same as: forth, off
  2. From one's possession (synset 400235026)
    "he gave out money to the poor"; "gave away the tickets"
    same as: out
  3. Out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts) (synset 400235782)
    "brush the objections aside"; "pushed all doubts away"
    same as: aside
  4. Out of existence (synset 400236283)
    "the music faded away"; "tried to explain away the affair of the letter"; "idled the hours away"; "her fingernails were worn away"
  5. At a distance in space or time (synset 400236984)
    "the boat was 5 miles off (or away)"; "the party is still 2 weeks off (or away)"; "away back in the 18th century"
    same as: off
  6. Indicating continuing action;
    Continuously or steadily (synset 400236477)
    "he worked away at the project for more than a year"; "the child kept hammering away as if his life depended on it"
  7. So as to be removed or gotten rid of (synset 400237168)
    "cleared the mess away"; "the rotted wood had to be cut away"
  8. Freely or at will (synset 400237300)
    "fire away!"
  9. In or into a proper place (especially for storage or safekeeping) (synset 400236800)
    "put the toys away"; "her jewels are locked away in a safe"; "filed the letter away"
  10. In a different direction (synset 400236681)
    "turn aside"; "turn away one's face"; "glanced away"
    same as: aside
  11. In reserve;
    Not for immediate use (synset 400235417)
    "started setting aside money to buy a car"; "put something by for her old age"; "has a nest egg tucked away for a rainy day"
    same as: aside, by
Adjective
  1. Not present;
    Having left (synset 301853792)
    "he's away right now"; "you must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away"
    similar to: absent - not being in a specified place
  2. Used of an opponent's ground (synset 301222609)
    "an away game"
    referred to in: athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
  3. (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter (synset 300023695)
    "the pitch was away (or wide)"; "an outside pitch"
    referred to in: ball, baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
    similar to: inaccurate - not accurate
    same as: outside

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