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put away vs jettison

jettison vs put away

put away and jettison both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
put away No No Yes No
jettison No No Yes No
As verbs, jettison is a hyponym of put away; that is, jettison is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than put away:
  • put away: throw or cast away
  • jettison: throw away, of something encumbering
put away (verb) jettison (verb)
turn away from and put aside, perhaps temporarily throw as from an airplane
eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food throw away, of something encumbering
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 jettison

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