in another place; far, at a great distance
not on the home field, played on another team's field (Sports)
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Away Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
Away Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(adv.)
On; in continuance; without intermission or delay; as, sing away.
On; in continuance; without intermission or delay; as, sing away.
(adv.)
From a state or condition of being; out of existence.
From a state or condition of being; out of existence.
(adv.)
From a place; hence.
From a place; hence.
(adv.)
By ellipsis of the verb, equivalent to an imperative: Go or come away; begone; take away.
By ellipsis of the verb, equivalent to an imperative: Go or come away; begone; take away.
(adv.)
Aside; off; in another direction.
Aside; off; in another direction.
(adv.)
Absent; gone; at a distance; as, the master is away from home.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutAbsent; gone; at a distance; as, the master is away from home.
away
\a*way"\ (&?;), adv. [as. aweg, anweg, onweg; on on + weg way.]
1. from a place; hence. the sound is going away. have me away, for i am sore wounded. xxxv. 23.
2. absent; gone; at a distance; as, the master is away from home.
3. aside; off; in another direction. the axis of rotation is inclined away from the sun. --lockyer.
4. from a state or condition of being; out of existence. be near me when i fade away.
5. by ellipsis of the verb, equivalent to an imperative: go or come away; begone; take away. and the lord said away, get thee down. xix. 24.
6. on; in continuance; without intermission or delay; as, sing away. [colloq.]
note: it is much used in phrases signifying moving or going from; as, go away, run away, etc.; all signifying departure, or separation to a distance. sometimes without the verb; as, whither away so fast ? "love hath wings, and will away." it serves to modify the sense of certain verbs by adding that of removal, loss, parting with, etc.; as, to throw away; to trifle away; to squander away, etc. sometimes it has merely an intensive force; as, to blaze away.
away
with, bear, abide. [obs. or archaic] "the calling of assemblies, i can not away with." ( i. 13), i. e., "i can not bear or endure [it]."
away
with one, signifies, take him away. "away with him, crucify him." xix. 15.
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to scare away
throw away
to fetch away
stack away
get away
fall away
shut away
file away
have it away
to fling away
trifle away
blink away
stash away
to fool away
keep away
whisk away
tuck away
laugh away
give away
pass away
sneak away
cast away
push away
to fritter away
turn away
wear away
turning away
wearing away
put away
to get away with
to carry away
die away
fade away
fritter away
to cast away
frivol away
wanton away
carry away
to give away
sweep away
run away
to give one`s self away
to make away
hark away
to make away with
to bear away the bell
going away
to bear away
take away
blow away
lay away
square away
to ease away
eat away
slip away
walk away
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rush away
throwing away
where away
to blaze away
to thrust away
to turn away
while away
to take away
to tame away
to run away with
to run away
pull away
thrown-away
to salt away
to put away
to veer away
do away with
ride away
to come away
to whack away
salt away
to edge away
piddle away
go away
to explain away
chase away
wipe away
hive away
spiriting away
fool away
eating away
aside or away
to break away
right away
whittle away
lock away
peg away
squirrel away
take-away
drop away
toss away
yap away
to fall away
to brush away
wash away
chide hither chide from or chide away
away game
plug away
drive away
away down off
pine away
bear away
blaze away
to laugh away
to claw away
away-going
yack away
away with
to pass away
to boil away
running away
to bargain away
away out through
to throw away
send away
to sleep away
look away
steal away
grind away
break away
back away
to wear away
tear away
to pluck away
wasting away
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Athrai = n. a falling away
Bradwyo = v. to crumble away
Dedwino = v. to fade away
Diflanu = v. to vanish away
Dwyn = a. agreeable, v. to bear, to carry; to carry away; to steal
Dygyd = v. to bear, to convey, to carry, to take away
Edwad = n. fading, away
Erddwyn = v. to bear away
Estrig = a. apt to dart away
Estyr = n. that darts away
Esu = v. to push away
Ffeiad = n. a shaming away
Ffoad = n. a running away, a fleeing
Ffwrdd = n. a going off, prep. off, from, ad. away
Gorddygai = n. what draws away; an abductor
Gwrthgwymp = n. apostacy, a falling away
Hcrgydiad = n. a shoving away
Hergydio = v. to shove away
Hwt = n. a taking off, v. off, away
Hwysgaw = v. to sweep away
Llewygiad = n. a fainting away
Ymaith = adv. hence, away
Ymddienyddu = v. to make away with one's self
Ysgipio = v. to snatch away
1. daydreaming; 2. mentally unsound or eccentric; 3. not in touch with reality; 4. incapacitated by alcohol
1. daydreaming; 2. mentally unsound or eccentric; 3. not in touch with reality; 4. incapacitated by alcohol
give up on something
1. impetuous or unruly person; 2. uncontrolled; impetuous; 3. (of a sporting win, etc.) won by a long distance or a high score: “They had a tearaway victory”
fail to use; miss (an opportunity, chance, etc.)
Adjective
1. distant in either space or time; "the town is a mile away"; "a country far away"; "the game is a week away"
(synonym) away(p)
(similar) distant
2. not present; having left; "he's away right now"; "you must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away"; "everyone is gone now"; "the departed guests"
(synonym) away(p), gone(p), departed(a)
(similar) absent
3. used of an opponent's ground; "an away game"
(antonym) home(a)
(classification) sport, athletics
4. (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter; "the pitch was away (or wide)"; "an outside pitch"
(synonym) outside
(similar) inaccurate
(classification) baseball, baseball game, ball
Adverb
1. 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"
(synonym) off, forth
(classification) archaism, archaicism
2. from one's possession; "he gave out money to the poor"; "gave away the tickets"
(synonym) out
3. out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts); "brush the objections aside"; "pushed all doubts away"
(synonym) aside
4. 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"
5. 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"
(synonym) off
6. 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"
7. so as to be removed or gotten rid of; "cleared the mess away"; "the rotted wood had to be cut away"
8. freely or at will; "fire away!"
9. 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"
10. in a different direction; "turn aside"; "turn away one's face"; "glanced away"
(synonym) aside
11. in reserve; not for immediate use; "started setting aside money to buy a car"; "put something by for her old age"; "has a nestegg tucked away for a rainy day"
(synonym) aside, by
Away Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
A trade, quote, or market that does not originate with the dealer in question, e.g., "the bid is 98-10 away from me."
Copyright © 2000, Campbell R. Harvey. All Rights Reserved.Away Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Away is a play written by the Australian playwright Michael Gow. First performed by the Griffin Theatre Company in 1986, it tells the story of three internally conflicted families holidaying on the coast for Christmas, 1968. It has become one of the most widely produced Australian plays of all time and is part of the Higher School Certificate syllabi or general High School Curriculum in many states, including Western Australia, New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.
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Away Definition from Sports Dictionaries & Glossaries
The ball that is the greatest distance from the hole when more than one golfer is playing. It is the first to be played.
Away Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
v. DoH
excl. naDevvo' yIghoS (Get out of here !; imperative form, singular), naDevvo' peghoS (Get out of here !; imperative form, plural)
v. ghoS
v. nge'
