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Definition: from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)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