Definitions of away:

• adjective:   used of an opponent's ground

  Example: "An away game"

• adjective:   (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter

  Example: "The pitch was away (or wide)"

• adverb:   from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)

  Example: "Ran away from the lion"

• adverb:   from one's possession

  Example: "Gave away the tickets"

• adverb:   out of existence

  Example: "The music faded away"

• adverb:   indicating continuing action; continuously or steadily

  Example: "He worked away at the project for more than a year"

• adverb:   in a different direction

  Example: "Turn away one's face"

• adverb:   in or into a proper place (especially for storage or safekeeping)

  Example: "Put the toys away"

• adverb:   so as to be removed or gotten rid of

  Example: "Cleared the mess away"

• adverb:   freely or at will

  Example: "Fire away!"

• adverb:   out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts)

  Example: "Pushed all doubts away"

• adverb:   at a distance in space or time

  Example: "The boat was 5 miles off (or away)"

• adverb:   in reserve; not for immediate use

  Example: "Has a nestegg tucked away for a rainy day"