used of an opponent's ground; an away game'

from a particular thing or place or position (`forth is obsolete); ran away from the lion; wanted to get away from there; sent the children away to boarding school; the teacher waved the children away from the dead animal;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

[ Syn: off , off , forth , forth , off , off , forth , forth , off , off , forth , forth , off , off , forth , forth ]

in a different direction; turn aside; turn away ones face; glanced away

[ Syn: aside , aside , aside , aside , aside , aside , aside , aside ]

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

[ Syn: aside , aside , by , by , aside , aside , by , by , aside , aside , by , by , aside , aside , by , by ]

from ones possession; he gave out money to the poor; gave away the tickets

[ Syn: out , out , out , out , out , out , out , out ]

out of the way (especially away from ones thoughts); brush the objections aside; pushed all doubts away

[ Syn: aside , aside , aside , aside , aside , aside , aside , aside ]

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'

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

[ Syn: off , off , off , off , off , off , off , off ]

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'

so as to be removed or gotten rid of; cleared the mess away; the rotted wood had to be cut away'

freely or at will; fire away!'

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'

not present; having left; he's away right now; you must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away'

(of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter; the pitch was away (or wide); an outside pitch

[ Syn: outside ]