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Definition of put-away in English:

put-away

noun

Tennis Sport

  • An unreturnable shot or ball; = "kill". Also more fully "put-away shot", etc. Compare to put away.

Origin

1930s; earliest use found in The Oakland Tribune. From put + away, after to put away.

Pronunciation

put-away

/ˈpʊtəweɪ/