The difference between Imprison and Put away

When used as verbs, imprison means to put in or as if in prison, whereas put away means to put (something) in its usual storage place.


check bellow for the other definitions of Imprison and Put away

  1. Imprison as a verb (transitive):

    To put in or as if in prison; confine.

  1. Put away as a verb (transitive):

    To put (something) in its usual storage place; to place out of the way, clean up.

    Examples:

    "Please put away the tools when you are finished."

    "I put the clothes away so as to neaten the room."

  2. Put away as a verb (transitive):

    To store, add to one's stores for later use.

    Examples:

    "Preparing for the worst, they put away food for the winter."

  3. Put away as a verb (transitive, colloquial):

    To consume (food or drink), especially in large quantities.

    Examples:

    "You wouldn't think such a small person could put away so much food."

  4. Put away as a verb (transitive):

    To send (someone) to prison.

    Examples:

    "After he was convicted, they put him away for 10 years."

  5. Put away as a verb (transitive):

    To kill someone.

  6. Put away as a verb (transitive, combat sports, by extension):

    To knock out an opponent.

    Examples:

    "He put away his opponent in the first round."

  7. Put away as a verb (transitive, now, _, formal, _, or, _, literary):

    To discard, divest oneself of.

  8. Put away as a verb (obsolete, transitive):

    To fend off, deflect; to dismiss.

  9. Put away as a verb (archaic, transitive):

    To divorce.

  10. Put away as a verb (sports):

    To take a large lead in a game, especially enough to guarantee victory or make the game no longer competitive.

    Examples:

    "They put the game away by scoring three touchdowns in the fourth quarter."

  11. Put away as a verb (baseball):

    To strike out a batter.

  12. Put away as a verb (baseball):

    To catch a fly ball or tag out a baserunner.

  13. Put away as a verb (tennis):

    To hit the ball in such a way that the opponent cannot reach it; see passing shot

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