away
/əˈweɪ/
adverb11
adjective5
exclamation1
verb1
forms
awayed · awaying · aways
Phrases with away
- going awayAhead of the competitors and still increasing the lead.
- take awayTo remove something and put it in a different place.
- abstract away fromTo omit the consideration of details regarding (something); to dismiss the details of (something) so as to concern oneself with higher features and more complex/interesting elements.
- away gameAn athletic contest played away from the team's home field.
- away with the fairiesNot all there; slightly crazy.
- back awayTo move in a direction opposite to that which one is facing, keeping one's attention on the thing in front being avoided.
- bang awayto strike or hit repeatedly
- bargain awayTo dispose of in a bargain, usually with a sense of loss or disadvantage.
- bat awayTo knock an object, usually a ball, away from oneself.
- bear awayTo steer away from the wind
- bear away the bellTo be superior in something.
- beaver awayTo work hard at a task.
- blast awayTo destroy by blasting with explosives.
- blaze awayTo fire (firearms) repeatedly.
- blow awayTo cause to go away by blowing, or by wind.
- blow the cobwebs awayTo make changes for space for new fresh ideas
- boil awayTo boil a liquid until it has turned entirely to steam/vapor.
- book awayOf a travel agent, to stop booking travelers on an airline and start booking them on others instead.
- bottle awayTo store up or stock up.
- break awayTo leave suddenly.