Definition of "away"

away¹

/əˈweɪ/

adverb
comparative further away, superlative furthest away
1. From a place, hence.
  Quotations
  The departure was not unduly prolonged. […] Within the door Mrs. Spoker hastily imparted to Mrs. Love a few final sentiments […] ; a deep, guttural instigation to the horse; and the wheels of the waggonette crunched heavily away into obscurity.
  1922, Ben Travers, chapter 5, in A Cuckoo in the Nest
  One of the hidden glories of Victorian engineering is proper drains. Isolating a city’s effluent and shipping it away in underground sewers has probably saved more lives than any medical procedure except vaccination.
  2014 June 14, “It's a gas”, in The Economist, volume 411, number 8891
2. Aside; off; in another direction.
3. Aside, so as to discard something.
4. At a stated distance in time or space.
  Quotations
  While De Anza was exploring the Bay of San Francisco, seeking a site for the presidio, the American colonists on the eastern seaboard, three thousand miles away, were celebrating the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
  1948, Carey McWilliams, North from Mexico / The Spanish-Speaking People of The United States, J. B. Lippincott Company, page 25
  From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts. For mariners leaving the port after lonely nights on the high seas, the delights of the B52 Night Club and Stallion Pub lie a stumble away.
  2013 June 8, “The new masters and commanders”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8839, page 52
5. In or to something's usual or proper storage place.
6. In or to a secure or out-of-the-way place.
7. From a state or condition of being; out of existence.
8. So as to remove or use up something.
9. (as imperative, by ellipsis) Come away; go away; take away.
  Quotations
  Hi-yo Silver, away!
  1933+, Fran Striker, The Lone Ranger, WXYZ-AM
10. On; in continuance; without intermission or delay.
11. Without restraint.
interjection
1. (Northern England) Come on! Go on!
2. (Scotland, dismissal) Away with you! Go away!
adjective
comparative further away, superlative furthest away
1. Not here, gone, absent, unavailable, traveling; on vacation.
2. At a specified distance in space, time, or figuratively.
3. (chiefly sports) Not on one's home territory.
4. (baseball, following the noun modified) Out.
5. (golf) Being the player whose ball lies farthest from the hole (or, in disc golf, whose disc lies farthest from the target).
  Quotations
  For example, immediately after every person in the group has teed off, if you are clearly the away player (perhaps because you smacked your drive into the tree closest to the tee pad), you should grab your bag and try to be the first person advancing down the fairway.
  2016, Justin Menickelli, Ryan Pickens, Definitive Guide to Disc Golf
verb
third-person singular simple present aways, present participle awaying, simple past and past participle awayed
1. (intransitive, poetic) To depart; to go to another place.

away²

adjective
comparative more away, superlative most away
1. Misspelling of aweigh.