away
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(s) not present; having left
- he's away right now
- you must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away
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(r) from a particular thing or place or position ("forth" is obsolete)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
- they drove off
- go forth and preach
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(a) used of an opponent's ground
- an away game
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(r) from one's possession
- he gave out money to the poor
- gave away the tickets
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(s) (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter
- the pitch was away (or wide)
- an outside pitch
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(r) out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts)
- brush the objections aside
- pushed all doubts away
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(r) 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
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(r) 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
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(r) 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
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(r) so as to be removed or gotten rid of
- cleared the mess away
- the rotted wood had to be cut away
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(r) freely or at will
- fire away!
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(r) 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
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(r) in a different direction
- turn aside
- turn away one's face
- glanced away
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(r) in reserve; not for immediate use
- 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