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away > 15 senses
ADJECTIVE1awayDistant in either space or time
2away, gone, departedNot present
3awayUsed of an opponent's ground
4away, outside(of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter
ADVERB1away, off, forthFrom a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)
2away, outFrom one's possession
3away, asideOut of the way (especially away from one's thoughts)
4awayOut of existence
5away, offAt a distance in space or time
6awayIndicating continuing action
7awaySo as to be removed or gotten rid of
8awayFreely or at will
9awayIn or into a proper place (especially for storage or safekeeping)
10away, asideIn a different direction
11away, aside, byIn reserve
away > pronunciation
Soundsahwey'
Rhymesairway, alleyway, anyway, and 67 more rhymes in wey at the HyperDic website...
away > adjective 1
MeaningDistant in either space or time.
Examples"the town is a mile away"; "a country far away"; "the game is a week away"
Similar todistant
away > adjective 2
MeaningNot present. Having left.
Examples"he's away right now"; "you must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away"
Synonymsgone, departed
Similar toabsent
away > adjective 3
MeaningUsed of an opponent's ground.
Examples"an away game"
Categorysport, athletics
Contraryhome
away > adjective 4
Meaning(of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter.
Examples"the pitch was away (or wide)"
Synonymsoutside
Categorybaseball, baseball game, ball
Similar toinaccurate
away > adverb 1
MeaningFrom a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete).
Examples"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"
Synonymsoff, forth
Usagearchaism, archaicism
away > adverb 2
MeaningFrom one's possession.
Examples"gave away the tickets"
Synonymsout
away > adverb 3
MeaningOut of the way (especially away from one's thoughts).
Examples"pushed all doubts away"
Synonymsaside
away > adverb 4
MeaningOut of existence.
Examples"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"
away > adverb 5
MeaningAt a distance in space or time.
Examples"the boat was 5 miles off (or away)"; "the party is still 2 weeks off (or away)"; "away back in the 18th century"
Synonymsoff
away > adverb 6
MeaningIndicating continuing action. Continuously or steadily.
Examples"he worked away at the project for more than a year"; "the child kept hammering away as if his life depended on it"
away > adverb 7
MeaningSo as to be removed or gotten rid of.
Examples"cleared the mess away"; "the rotted wood had to be cut away"
away > adverb 8
MeaningFreely or at will.
Examples"fire away!"
away > adverb 9
MeaningIn or into a proper place (especially for storage or safekeeping).
Examples"put the toys away"; "her jewels are locked away in a safe"; "filed the letter away"
away > adverb 10
MeaningIn a different direction.
Examples"turn away one's face"; "glanced away"
Synonymsaside
away > adverb 11
MeaningIn reserve. Not for immediate use.
Examples"has a nestegg tucked away for a rainy day"
Synonymsaside, by

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