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1. Meaning 1 · verb

   To depart; to go to another place.

   “At 9 o'clock sharp he awayed to bed.”

2. Meaning 2 · adjective

   Not here, gone, absent, unavailable, traveling; on vacation.

   “The master is away from home.”

3. Meaning 3 · adjective

   At a specified distance in space, time, or figuratively.

   “He's miles away by now.”

4. Meaning 4 · adjective

   Not on one's home territory.

   “Next, they are playing away in Dallas.”

5. Meaning 5 · adjective

   (following the noun modified) Out.

   “Two men away in the bottom of the ninth.”

6. Meaning 6 · adverb

   From a place, hence.

   “He went away on vacation.”

7. Meaning 7 · adverb

   Aside; off; in another direction.

   “I tried to approach him, but he turned away.”

8. Meaning 8 · adverb

   Aside, so as to discard something.

   “throw away, chuck away, toss away”

9. Meaning 9 · adverb

   At a stated distance in time or space.

   “Christmas is only two weeks away.”

10. Meaning 10 · adverb

    In or to something's usual or proper storage place.

    “I'll dry the dishes and you put them away.”

11. Meaning 11 · adverb

    In or to a secure or out-of-the-way place.

    “He was shut away in the castle tower for six months.”

12. Meaning 12 · adverb

    From a state or condition of being; out of existence.

    “fade away, die away”

13. Meaning 13 · adverb

    So as to remove or use up something.

    “Please wipe away this spilled drink.”

14. Meaning 14 · adverb

    (as imperative, by ellipsis) Come away; go away; take away.

    “Away! Be gone! And don't let me see you round here again!”

15. Meaning 15 · adverb

    On; in continuance; without intermission or delay.

    “She's been in her room all day, working away at her computer.”

16. Meaning 16 · adverb

    Without restraint.

    “I saw her whaling away at her detractors.”

17. Meaning 17 · interjection

    Come on!; go on!

How this word is used

• Everyday “At 9 o'clock sharp he awayed to bed.”
• Everyday “The master is away from home.”
• General “He's miles away by now.”
• General “Next, they are playing away in Dallas.”
• General “Two men away in the bottom of the ninth.”
• Everyday “He went away on vacation.”
• General “I tried to approach him, but he turned away.”
• General “throw away, chuck away, toss away”
• General “Christmas is only two weeks away.”
• General “I'll dry the dishes and you put them away.”
• General “He was shut away in the castle tower for six months.”
• General “fade away, die away”
• General “Please wipe away this spilled drink.”
• General “Away! Be gone! And don't let me see you round here again!”
• General “She's been in her room all day, working away at her computer.”
• General “I saw her whaling away at her detractors.”

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