away in WordNet English dictionary

1. out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts)
   "brush the objections aside"; "pushed all doubts away"
   aside  away  aside  away 
   
2. in reserve; not for immediate use
   "started setting aside money to buy a car"; "put something by for her old age"; "has a nest egg tucked away for a rainy day"
   aside  by  away  aside  by  away 
   
3. in a different direction
   "turn aside"; "turn away one's face"; "glanced away"
   away  aside  away  aside 
   
4. from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)
   "ran away from the lion"; "wanted to get away from there"; "sent the children away to boarding school"; "the teacher waved the children away from the dead animal"; "went off to school"; "they drove off"; "go forth and preach"
   away  off  forth  away  off  forth 
   
5. from one's possession
   "he gave out money to the poor"; "gave away the tickets"
   away  out  away  out 
   
6. out of existence
   "the music faded away"; "tried to explain away the affair of the letter"- H.E.Scudder; "idled the hours away"; "her fingernails were worn away"
   away  away 
   
7. indicating continuing action; continuously or steadily
   "he worked away at the project for more than a year"; "the child kept hammering away as if his life depended on it"
   away  away 
   
8. in or into a proper place (especially for storage or safekeeping)
   "put the toys away"; "her jewels are locked away in a safe"; "filed the letter away"
   away  away 
   
9. at a distance in space or time
   "the boat was 5 miles off (or away)"; "the party is still 2 weeks off (or away)"; "away back in the 18th century"
   off  away  off  away 
   
10. so as to be removed or gotten rid of
    "cleared the mess away"; "the rotted wood had to be cut away"
    away  away 
    
11. freely or at will
    "fire away!"
    away  away 
    

1. used of an opponent's ground
   "an away game"
   away 
   
2. not present; having left
   "he's away right now"; "you must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away"
   away 
   
3. (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter
   "the pitch was away (or wide)"; "an outside pitch"
   away  outside