putaway noun2 •The process of storing goods in a warehouse etc. as they are received.If a putaway is done incorrectly, it is difficult to find an item, or verify that an incorrect part number or quantity has been used. — 2005 •(Australia) Something that reveals something or makes it obvious or apparent; a giveaway.The message [...] told that the patrol had found out nothing of Oomagun or Maramdu and others killing Worachi, nor of Oomagun killing ‘the woman’. It was a complete putaway. — 1937