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away

adverb
  1. from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)
    “ran away from the lion”
    forth
  2. from one's possession
    out
  3. in reserve
    aside
  4. out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts)
    aside
  5. out of existence
    “the music faded away”
  6. indicating continuing action
  7. in a different direction
    aside
  8. in or into a proper place (especially for storage or safekeeping)
    “put the toys away”
  9. at a distance in space or time
    “the boat was 5 miles off (or away)”
    off
  10. so as to be removed or gotten rid of
    “cleared the mess away”
  11. freely or at will
    “fire away!”
adjective
  1. (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter
    “the pitch was away (or wide)”
    outside
  2. used of an opponent's ground
    “an away game”
  3. not present