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Put away

Posted by Victoria S Dennis on July 20, 2006

In Reply to: Put away posted by Meeran on July 20, 2006

: what is the meaning of "put away"?

The most usual meaning is to tidy [something] away [into its proper storage place]. But according to context it can have numerous other meanings. For instance it can mean "divorce, repudiate" as in "to put away one's wife".

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