AWAY as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter
   
   Synonym(s)
   • outside (what does outside mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • the pitch was away (or wide)
   • an outside pitch
   
   Similar To
   • inaccurate (what does inaccurate mean?)
2. Meaning
   • used of an opponent’’s ground
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • an away game
   
   Antonym(s)
   • home(a) (what does home(a) mean?)

AWAY as ADVERB

1. Meaning
   • from a particular thing or place or position (`forth” is obsolete)
   
   Synonym(s)
   • forth (what does forth mean?)
   • off (what does off mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
2. Meaning
   • from one’’s possession
   
   Synonym(s)
   • out (what does out mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • he gave out money to the poor
   • gave away the tickets
3. Meaning
   • in reserve
   • not for immediate use
   
   Synonym(s)
   • aside (what does aside mean?)
   • by (what does by mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • started setting aside money to buy a car
   • put something by for her old age
   • has a nestegg tucked away for a rainy day
4. Meaning
   • out of the way (especially away from one’’s thoughts)
   
   Synonym(s)
   • aside (what does aside mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • brush the objections aside
   • pushed all doubts away
5. Meaning
   • out of existence
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
6. Meaning
   • indicating continuing action
   • continuously or steadily
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • he worked away at the project for more than a year
   • the child kept hammering away as if his life depended on it
7. Meaning
   • in a different direction
   
   Synonym(s)
   • aside (what does aside mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • turn aside
   • turn away one’’s face
   • glanced away
8. Meaning
   • in or into a proper place (especially for storage or safekeeping)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • put the toys away
   • her jewels are locked away in a safe
   • filed the letter away
9. Meaning
   • at a distance in space or time
   
   Synonym(s)
   • off (what does off mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • the boat was 5 miles off (or away)
   • the party is still 2 weeks off (or away)
   • away back in the 18th century
10. Meaning
    • so as to be removed or gotten rid of
    
    Usage Example(s)
    • cleared the mess away
    • the rotted wood had to be cut away
11. Meaning
    • freely or at will
    
    Usage Example(s)
    • fire away!