away meaning and definition

AWAY adjective

Definition of away (adjective)

1. not present; having left
   • "he's away right now"; "you must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away"
2. used of an opponent's ground
   • "an away game"
   • antonym: home
3. (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter
   • "the pitch was away (or wide)"; "an outside pitch"
   • synonyms: outside

AWAY adverb

Definition of away (adverb)

1. from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)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"
   • synonyms: forth, off
2. from one's possession
   • "he gave out money to the poor"; "gave away the tickets"
   • synonyms: out
3. out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts)
   • "brush the objections aside"; "pushed all doubts away"
   • synonyms: aside
4. 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"
5. 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"
   • synonyms: off
6. 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"
7. so as to be removed or gotten rid of
   • "cleared the mess away"; "the rotted wood had to be cut away"
8. freely or at will
   • "fire away!"
9. 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"
10. in a different direction
    • "turn aside"; "turn away one's face"; "glanced away"
    • synonyms: aside
11. 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"
    • synonyms: aside, by