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(satellite adjective) (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter; "the pitch was away (or wide)"; "an outside pitch" |
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Synonyms: outside |
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(adverb) from a particular thing or place or position; "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school"; "the teacher waved the children away from the dead animal"; "went off to school"; "they drove off"; (`forth' is obsolete as in "go forth and preach") |
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Synonyms: forth, off |
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(adverb) from one's possession; "he gave out money to the poor"; "gave away the tickets" |
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Synonyms: out |
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(adverb) 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" |
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(adverb) 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" |
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(adverb) in a different direction; "turn aside"; "turn away one's face"; "glanced away" |
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Synonyms: aside |
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(adverb) 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" |
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(adverb) so as to be removed or gotten rid of; "cleared the mess away"; "the rotted wood had to be cut away" |
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(adverb) freely or at will; "fire away! |
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(satellite adjective) distant in either space or time; "the town is a mile away"; "a country far away"; "the game is a week away" |
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(satellite adjective) away from home or business; "he didn't leave an away phone number" |
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(adjective) (sport) used of an opponent's ground; "an away game" |
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Antonyms: home |
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(satellite adjective) 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" |
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Synonyms: departed, gone |
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(adverb) out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts); "brush the objections aside"; "pushed all doubts away" |
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Synonyms: aside |
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(adverb) 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 l8th century" |
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Synonyms: off |
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(adverb) 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" |
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Synonyms: aside, by |
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