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away
(of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter
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adjective
(of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter
“the pitch was away (or wide)”
adjective
used of an opponent's ground
“an away game”
adjective
not present; having left
“he's away right now”
adverb
from a particular thing or place or position (‘forth’ is obsolete)
“ran away from the lion”
adverb
from one's possession
“he gave out money to the poor”
adverb
in reserve; not for immediate use
“started setting aside money to buy a car”
adverb
out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts)
“brush the objections aside”
adverb
out of existence
“the music faded away”
adverb
indicating continuing action; continuously or steadily
“he worked away at the project for more than a year”
adverb
in a different direction
“turn aside”
adverb
in or into a proper place (especially for storage or safekeeping)
“put the toys away”
adverb
at a distance in space or time
“the boat was 5 miles off (or away)”
adverb
so as to be removed or gotten rid of
“cleared the mess away”
adverb
freely or at will
“fire away!”
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the pitch was away (or wide)
an outside pitch
an away game
he's away right now
you must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away
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
he gave out money to the poor
gave away the tickets
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
brush the objections aside
pushed all doubts away
the music faded away
{'source': 'H.E.Scudder', 'text': 'tried to explain away the affair of the letter'}
idled the hours away
her fingernails were worn away
he worked away at the project for more than a year
the child kept hammering away as if his life depended on it
turn aside
turn away one's face
glanced away
put the toys away
her jewels are locked away in a safe
filed the letter away
the boat was 5 miles off (or away)
the party is still 2 weeks off (or away)
away back in the 18th century
cleared the mess away
the rotted wood had to be cut away
fire away!
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