adv. [ AS. aweg, anweg, onweg; on on + weg way. ] 1. From a place; hence. [ 1913 Webster ]

The sound is going away. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Have me away, for I am sore wounded. 2 Chron. xxxv. 23. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Absent; gone; at a distance; as, the master is away from home. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Aside; off; in another direction. [ 1913 Webster ]

The axis of rotation is inclined away from the sun. Lockyer. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. From a state or condition of being; out of existence. [ 1913 Webster ]

Be near me when I fade away. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. By ellipsis of the verb, equivalent to an imperative: Go or come away; begone; take away. [ 1913 Webster ]

And the Lord said . . . Away, get thee down. Exod. xix. 24. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. On; in continuance; without intermission or delay; as, sing away. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ It is much used in phrases signifying moving or going from; as, go away, run away, etc.; all signifying departure, or separation to a distance. Sometimes without the verb; as, whither away so fast ? “Love hath wings, and will away.” Waller. It serves to modify the sense of certain verbs by adding that of removal, loss, parting with, etc.; as, to throw away; to trifle away; to squander away, etc. Sometimes it has merely an intensive force; as, to blaze away. [ 1913 Webster ]

Away with, bear, abide. [ Obs. or Archaic ] “The calling of assemblies, I can not away with.” (Isa. i. 13), i. e., “I can not bear or endure [ it ].” --
Away with one, signifies, take him away. “Away with him, crucify him.” John xix. 15. --
To make away with. (a) To kill or destroy. (b) To carry off. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Law) Sown during the last years of a tenancy, but not ripe until after its expiration; -- said of crops. Wharton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. the state of being elsewhere than in particular place. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adv. Turned away; away. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Break + away ] [ Australasia ] 1. A wild rush of sheep, cattle, horses, or camels (especially at the smell or the sight of water); a stampede. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. An animal that breaks away from a herd. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

3. an object designed to break off or shatter under impact, as a safety measure. [ PJC ]

4. (Sport) the sudden emergence of one or more players or contestants from a clustered group, rushing toward a goal, as bicyclists in a race, or baketball players after a rebound has been caught. [ PJC ]

n. [ F. carvi (cf. Sp. carvi and al-caravea, al-carahueya, Pg. al-caravia) fr. Ar. karawīā, karwīā fr. Gr. ka`ron; cf. L. careum. ] 1. (Bot.) A biennial plant of the Parsley family (Carum Carui). The seeds have an aromatic smell, and a warm, pungent taste. They are used in cookery and confectionery, and also in medicine as a carminative. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A cake or sweetmeat containing caraway seeds. [ 1913 Webster ]

Caraways, or biscuits, or some other [ comfits ]. Cogan. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Caraway. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who, or that which, is cast away or shipwrecked. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who is ruined; one who has made moral shipwreck; a reprobate. [ 1913 Webster ]

Lest . . . when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway. 1 Cor. ix. 27. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of no value; rejected; useless. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having a part cut off or away; having the corners rounded or cut away. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cutaway coat, a coat whose skirts are cut away in front so as not to meet at the bottom. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Disposed to fly away; flighty; unrestrained; light and free; -- used of both persons and things. -- n. A flyaway person or thing. “Truth is such a flyaway.” Emerson. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

. (Bot.) The hair grass (Agrostis scabra). So called from its light panicle, which is blown to great distances by the wind. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

adj. Capable of being folded into a more compact form.
Syn. -- folding(prenominal). [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. rapid acceleration. [ wns=1 ]
Syn. -- pickup. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. a rapid escape (as by criminals); as, the thieves made a clean getaway; they made their getaway in a stolen car. [ wns=2 ]
Syn. -- lam. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlaws.
Syn. -- hideout, den. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. an area where one can be alone and undisturbed.
Syn. -- retreat. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A mechanical lift. See Elevator. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To waste; to squander; to fritter away; as, he pissed away his opportunity to get the job by arriving late for the interview. [ vulgar ] [ PJC ]

[ Probably from Rockaway beach, where it was used. ] Formerly, a light, low, four-wheeled carriage, with standing top, open at the sides, but having waterproof curtains which could be let down when occasion required; now, a somewhat similar, but heavier, carriage, inclosed, except in front, and having a door at each side. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who, or that which, flees from danger, duty, restraint, etc.; a fugitive. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thou runaway, thou coward, art thou fled? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The act of running away, esp. of a horse or teams; as, there was a runaway yesterday. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Running away; fleeing from danger, duty, restraint, etc.; as, runaway soldiers; a runaway horse. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Accomplished by running away or elopement, or during flight; as, a runaway marriage. [ 1913 Webster ]

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v. t. to save (money); to put (something) into a reserve store. [ Colloq. ] [ PJC ]

n. One who conceals himself board of a vessel about to leave port, or on a railway train, in order to obtain a free passage. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. designed to be discarded after a single use; disposable. [ PJC ]

2. spoken with deliberate underemphasis; as, a throwaway line in a play. [ PJC ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution.
Syn. -- circular, handbill, bill, broadside, broadsheet, flier, flyer [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. words spoken in a casual way with conscious underemphasis. [ WordNet 1.5 ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. 1. to discard. [ PJC ]

2. to waste or squander. [ PJC ] [ 1913 Webster ]

interj. See Welaway. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

interj. [ OE. welaway, walaway, weilawey; wei wo! (Icel. vei) + la lo! (AS. lā) + wei wo!; cf. AS. wā lā wā. See Woe. ] Alas! [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Then welaway, for she undone was clean. Wyatt. [ 1913 Webster ]