Definition: turn away from and put aside, perhaps temporarily
Usage: it's time for you to put away childish things
Similar words: interrupt, break up, disrupt, cut off
Definition: make a break in
Usage: We interrupt the program for the following messages
Synonyms: tuck away, tuck in, put away
Definition: eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food
Usage: My son tucked in a whole pizza
Similar words: eat up, finish, polish off
Definition: finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table
Usage: She polished off the remaining potatoes
Synonyms: put away, put to sleep
Definition: kill gently, as with an injection
Usage: the cat was very ill and we had to put it to sleep
Similar words: kill
Definition: cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
Usage: This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank; The farmer killed a pig for the holidays
Synonyms: shut away, shut up, lock, lock away, lock in, lock up, put away
Definition: place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
Usage: The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend; She locked her jewels in the safe
Similar words: confine
Definition: prevent from leaving or from being removed
Synonyms: discard, dispose, toss, toss away, toss out, throw away, throw out, fling, put away, cast aside, cast away, cast out, chuck out
Definition: throw or cast away
Usage: Put away your worries
Similar words: get rid of, remove
Definition: dispose of
Usage: Get rid of these old shoes!; The company got rid of all the dead wood
Synonyms: remand, put away, put behind bars, jail, jug, lag, immure, imprison, incarcerate, gaol
Definition: lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
Usage: The suspects were imprisoned without trial; the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life