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get rid of vs put away

put away vs get rid of

get rid of and put away both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
get rid of No No Yes No
put away No No Yes No
As verbs, put away is a hyponym of get rid of; that is, put away is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than get rid of:
  • get rid of: dispose of
  • put away: throw or cast away
Other hyponyms of get rid of include cast aside, cast away, cast out, chuck out, discard, dispose, fling, throw away, throw out, toss, toss away, toss out, slough off, comb out, weed out, work off, cull, ditch, dump, unmuzzle, de-aerate, deaerate, decaffeinate, decarbonate, decerebrate, dechlorinate, defat, defibrinate, degrease, delist, delocalize, deoxygenate, destain, desulfurize, desulphurize, detick, devein, fettle, flesh, flense, kern, pith, scum, unbridle.
get rid of (verb) put away (verb)
terminate, end, or take out turn away from and put aside, perhaps temporarily
dispose of eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food
do away with kill gently, as with an injection
place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
stop using
throw or cast away
lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
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