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   A·way

   /əˈwā/

   

   adverb

   • 1. to or at a distance from a particular place, person, or thing: "she landed badly, and crawled away" Similar asideoffto one side
   • ▪ at a specified distance: "when he was ten or twelve feet away he stopped"
   • ▪ at a specified future distance in time: "the wedding is only weeks away"
   • ▪ toward a lower level; downward: "in front of them the land fell away to the river"
   • ▪ conceptually to one side, so as no longer to be the focus of attention: "the museum has shifted its emphasis away from research toward exhibitions" Similar asideoffto one side
   • 2. into an appropriate place for storage or safekeeping: "he put away the lawn furniture" Similar at a distanceapartisolated
   • 3. into nonexistence: "Marie felt her distress ebbing away" Similar elsewhereabroadnot at homenot heregoneabsenton leaveon annual leaveon holidayon vacation
   • 4. constantly, persistently, or continuously: "there was little Edgar crooning away"

   adjective

   • 1. (of a sports game) played at the opponents' field or court: "tomorrow night's away game at Yankee Stadium"
   • ▪ relating to or denoting a sports team that is playing at the opponents' field or court: "the away team left with a win in the shootout"

   noun

   • 1. a game played or won by a team at their opponents' field or court.

   Word Origin Old Englishonweg, aweg ‘on one's way’ (see a-2, way).

   Scrabble Points: 10

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