away

  1. Adverb.  From a place, hence.
  2. Adverb.  Aside; off; in another direction.
  3. Adverb.  From a state or condition of being; out of existence.
  4. Adverb.  (context, as imperative) Come away; go away; take away.
  5. Adverb.  On; in continuance; without intermission or delay; as, sing away.
  6. Adverb.  Without restraint.
  7. Adverb.  At a distance in time or space.
  8. Adjective.  Not here, gone, absent, unavailable, traveling; on vacation.
  9. Adjective.  (context, following the noun modified) At a specified distance in space, time, or figuratively.
  10. Adjective.  (chiefly, sports) Not on one's home territory.
  11. Adjective.  (baseball, following the noun modified) Out.

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