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English to English adjective
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used of an opponent's ground |  | Example: an away game
source: wordnet30 adjective satellite
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not present; having left | | Example: he's away right now
you must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away
source: wordnet30
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(of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter | | Example: the pitch was away (or wide)
an outside pitch
source: wordnet30 adverb
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from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete) | | Example: ran away from the lion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
source: wordnet30
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from one's possession | | Example: he gave out money to the poor
gave away the tickets
source: wordnet30
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out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts) | | Example: brush the objections aside
pushed all doubts away
source: wordnet30
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out of existence | | Example: the music faded away
tried to explain away the affair of the letter
idled the hours away
her fingernails were worn away
source: wordnet30
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at a distance in space or time | | Example: the boat was 5 miles off (or away)
the party is still 2 weeks off (or away)
away back in the 18th century
source: wordnet30
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indicating continuing action; continuously or steadily | | Example: he worked away at the project for more than a year
the child kept hammering away as if his life depended on it
source: wordnet30
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so as to be removed or gotten rid of | | Example: cleared the mess away
the rotted wood had to be cut away
source: wordnet30
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freely or at will | | Example: fire away!
source: wordnet30
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in or into a proper place (especially for storage or safekeeping) | | Example: put the toys away
her jewels are locked away in a safe
filed the letter away
source: wordnet30
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in a different direction | | Example: turn aside
turn away one's face
glanced away
source: wordnet30
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in reserve; not for immediate use | | Example: 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
source: wordnet30
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From a place; hence. | | source: webster1913
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