PUT STH


Meaning of PUT STH in English

away

1.

to put sth in the place where it is kept because you have finished using it :

I'm just going to put the car away (= in the garage) .

2.

to save money to spend later :

She has a few thousand dollars put away for her retirement.

3.

( informal ) to eat or drink large quantities of sth :

He must have put away a bottle of whisky last night.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.