put away vs give it the deep six

give it the deep six vs put away

put away and give it the deep six both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
put away	No	No	Yes	No
give it the deep six	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, give it the deep six is a hyponym of put away; that is, give it the deep six is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than put away:

put away: throw or cast away
give it the deep six: toss out; get rid of

Other hyponyms of put away include unlearn, deep-six, jettison, junk, scrap, trash, waste, dump, retire, abandon, liquidize, sell out, sell up, de-access, close out.

put away (verb)	give it the deep six (verb)
turn away from and put aside, perhaps temporarily	toss out; get rid of
eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food
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

Difference between put away and give it the deep six

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