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away

1 7.5

A pitch thrown to the side of the plate farthest from the batter

adjective
/əˈweɪ/

Jargon

: por fuera

He hit the ball away from the strike zone.

Examples

The pitch was thrown away from the batter.
Coaches often tell left-handed pitchers to work the ball away against right-handed hitters.
That was a tough call; I thought the ball was a bit away from the plate.
The pitcher kept throwing away pitches to avoid giving the batter anything to hit.
The pitcher threw the ball away from home plate, making it harder for the batter to hit.
For the upcoming game, the coach emphasized the importance of targeting the away pitches.
During practice, we focused on hitting away pitches to improve our batting skills.

Synonyms

outside

vsaway

3 3.9

On the side of home plate away from the batter

has identical meaning but stresses the farthest side and uses a specific term

Antonyms

inside

75 1.0

Near the middle of something, not at the outer edge

Idioms

right away

960 1.0

Without any delay

a mile away

79 2.8

At a distance of one mile or very easy to notice

to take one's breath away

Informal

33 4.1

Make someone feel very surprised and unable to speak

worlds away

Informal

20 6.8

Very different in life, feeling, or situation

far far away

Literature

15 6.7

In a place you cannot get to easily, often used in stories

far and away

14 3.7

By a lot more than others

to throw away the key

Informal

12 8.8

Put someone in prison for life with no hope of release

from a mile away

Informal

6 3.6

Easy to see or notice even from far away

to dance the night away

Informal

5 4.4

To spend a long time moving to music until very late at night

to give away the store

Informal

3 8.1

Agree to too much in a deal and lose money

to walk away without a scratch

2 4.2

Leave a dangerous situation without getting hurt

to lock him up and throw away the key

Informal

2 9.5

Put someone in prison and never let them out

up and away

Informal

1 4.6

Started well and now moving forward quickly

away with the fairies

1 9.9

Being lost in pleasant daydreams and not paying attention

to bear away the bell

Archaic

9.9

Win first place in a competition

to chase away the gloom

5.5

Make someone feel less sad and more cheerful

as far away as Timbuktu

Informal

8.4

Extremely far away and hard to reach or get

away with someone

9.9

Tells someone angrily to go away

away with you

9.6

To tell someone to leave in a rude, angry way

to ride hard and put away wet

Archaic

9.9

To be extremely tired and worn after hard work or rough treatment

out and away

6.2

Far better than the others

over the hills and far away

Literature

8.1

To travel to a distant place to find adventure

Compounds

going away

109 3.2

Leaving a place or people to live somewhere else for a long time

running away

78 3.8

Leaving home or another place without permission when you should stay

throwing away

26 2.6

Getting rid of things you do not want

take away

24 3.2

The main point to remember from a talk or meeting

home away from home

16 2.9

A place where you feel as comfortable and relaxed as in your own house

turning away

11 5.8

Choosing to avoid someone or to stop something from happening

away game

9 2.7

A sports match played at the other team's stadium

eating away

7 4.9

Slow wearing away of something by natural forces or repeated harm

breaking away

5 5.0

An act of leaving a group suddenly to be on your own

fading away

5 3.8

A slow loss of brightness, sound, or strength until almost gone

wasting away

2 7.5

Parts of the body slowly become smaller because of disease or lack of use

take-away

1 3.5

The most important idea you learn from a talk or meeting

take-away

1 2.3

Food prepared to be eaten somewhere else, not in the shop

haul-away

4.9

Ready for a pickup service to take away

haul-away

3.4

A service that takes away unwanted items

haul-away

4.1

A truck that takes away waste and unwanted items

wearing away

Specialized

5.1

Slow loss of a surface by water, wind, or rubbing

How Far

abroad

343 1.0

downrange

Jargon

1 8.4

away

Jargon

1 7.5

off-base

2 6.8

nearby

325 1.0

Surface Forms

away positive

Etymology

Away comes from a- ('from') + way ('way'), so it can mean 'to the side' or 'off the middle'. That's why an away pitch in baseball goes away from the batter toward the outer side of the plate.