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put away vs sell up

sell up vs put away

put away and sell up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
put away No No Yes No
sell up No No Yes No
As verbs, sell up is a hyponym of put away; that is, sell up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than put away:
  • put away: throw or cast away
  • sell up: sell or get rid of all one's merchandise
put away (verb) sell up (verb)
turn away from and put aside, perhaps temporarily sell or get rid of all one's merchandise
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 sell up

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