put away
Return to place
To put something away is to return it to its proper place: Put away your toys before dinner.
The phrase extends to storing or saving: She puts away money each month.
To put away food is to eat a large quantity: He can really put it away.
In darker uses, put away means to confine someone in prison or a psychiatric facility, or to kill an animal: The vet had to put the dog away.
Confine as punishment
institutionalize · commit · sentence · convict · behind bars · custody · prison · cell
Household provisions closet
- shelfHorizontal storage surface
- cupboardEnclosed storage furniture
- closetBuilt-in storage chamber
- drawerSliding furniture compartment
cabinet · garage · attic · basement · stow · stash · warehouse · stockpile
Eat greedily and fast
- gobbleEat fast and greedily
- wolf downEat very quickly
- polish offFinish something entirely
- finishBring to completion
demolish · scarf · inhale · down · gulp · gorge · feast · stuff
Place for safekeeping
- bankPlace holding deposits
- investCommit resources for gain
- reserveSupply kept back
- nest eggSaved money for later
savings · rainy day · retirement · fund · piggy bank · stash · set aside · earmark
imprison
Confine as punishment
confine · institutionalize · commit · sentence · convict · behind bars · custody · prison · cell · inmate
pantry
Household provisions closet
drawer · cabinet · garage · attic · basement · stow · stash · warehouse · stockpile · cache
devour
Eat greedily and fast
- gobbleEat fast and greedily
- wolf downEat very quickly
- polish offFinish something entirely
finish · demolish · scarf · inhale · down · gulp · gorge · feast · stuff · guzzle
deposit
Place for safekeeping
nest egg · savings · rainy day · retirement · fund · piggy bank · stash · set aside · earmark · accumulate
organize
Put into systematic order
- straightenMake linear or orderly
- clean upRestore order to
- neatenMake orderly
declutter · arrange · sort · order · pick up · clear · restore · reset · housekeeping · spruce up
throw out
Dispose of unwanted items
dump · ditch · get rid of · eliminate · jettison · scrap · chuck · bin · discard · clear out
- gathering verbsgather, collect, accumulate, amass, compile
- phrasal verbspick up, look at, turn on, turn off, wait for
- cleanlinessclean, cleanliness, clean up, dirty, neatness
- eating and drinkingeat, drink, chew, bite, swallow
- racket sportsserve, volley, forehand, backhand, doubles
- classroom commandssit down, stand up, raise hand, be quiet, listen