'away' definitions:

From a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete); "ran away from the lion"; "wanted to get away from there"; "sent the children away to boarding school"; "the teacher waved the children away from the dead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" [syn: away, off, forth]

From one's possession; "he gave out money to the poor"; "gave away the tickets" [syn: away, out]

Out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts); "brush the objections aside"; "pushed all doubts away" [syn: aside, away]

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"

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" [syn: off, away]

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"

So as to be removed or gotten rid of; "cleared the mess away"; "the rotted wood had to be cut away"

Freely or at will; "fire away!"

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"

In a different direction; "turn aside"; "turn away one's face"; "glanced away" [syn: away, aside]

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" [syn: aside, by, away]

Not present; having left; "he's away right now"; "you must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away"

Used of an opponent's ground; "an away game" [ant: home(a)]

(of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter; "the pitch was away (or wide)"; "an outside pitch" [syn: away, outside]