away
adjective
not present; having left
“he's away right now”
“you must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away”
used of an opponent's ground
“an away game”
Oppositeshome(of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter
“the pitch was away (or wide)”
“an outside pitch”
Synonymsoutside
adverb
from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)
“ran away from the lion”
“wanted to get away from there”
from one's possession
“he gave out money to the poor”
“gave away the tickets”
Synonymsoutout of the way (especially away from one's thoughts)
“brush the objections aside”
“pushed all doubts away”
Synonymsasideout of existence
“the music faded away”
“tried to explain away the affair of the letter”
at a distance in space or time
“the boat was 5 miles off (or away)”
“the party is still 2 weeks off (or away)”
Synonymsoffindicating 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”
so as to be removed or gotten rid of
“cleared the mess away”
“the rotted wood had to be cut away”
freely or at will
“fire away!”
in or into a proper place (especially for storage or safekeeping)
“put the toys away”
“her jewels are locked away in a safe”
in a different direction
“turn aside”
“turn away one's face”
Synonymsasidein reserve; not for immediate use
“started setting aside money to buy a car”
“put something by for her old age”
Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University