puts away
Returns to place
Puts away means to return something to its proper place: She puts away the dishes after dinner.
It extends to storing or setting aside: He puts away money each month.
To put away food is to eat a lot of it: That kid can really put away pizza.
Put away also means to confine someone in prison or a mental institution: They put him away for twenty years.
In sports, to put away an opponent or match is to secure victory decisively.
- stowsStores compactly for travel
- storeRetail establishment
- packs upPrepares belongings for travel
- concealsKeeps from being seen
- packGroup or compress
stash · compartmentalize · organizes · cleans up · box · imprisons · discard · repress · devours · wolfs down · closet · shelve · hide · dismiss · locks up · save · hoard · eliminate
puts awaytakes out
Removes from inside
gets out · leaves out · pulls out · retrieves · brings out