#1 put away v. 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". wn #2 put away v. throw or cast away; "Put away your worries". wn #3 put away v. 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". wn #4 put away v. stop using; "the children were told to put away their toys"; "the students put away their notebooks". wn #5 put away v. kill gently, as with an injection; "the cat was very ill and we had to put it to sleep". wn