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making away with

making away with is the present participle and gerund of make away with.

Meaning of make away with

Verb

make away with (third-person singular simple present makes away with, present participle making away with, simple past and past participle made away with)

  1. To steal; to escape with ill-gotten gains.
    • Thieves made away with £50,000 of jewellery in last night's heist.
  2. To transfer or alienate; hence, to spend; to dissipate.
  3. (obsolete) To do away with; to destroy.
    • We talked of a man’s drowning himself.―Johnson. “I should never think it time to make away with myself.”1785, James Boswell, The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, page 50
  4. To be excused from punishment after committing (an offense).
  5. College applicants can make away with a few office referrals and maybe a detention, but students who have been suspended or expelled may not be accepted.
    Synonyms:
    make off with

Questions about making away with

What is making away with the present participle and gerund of?
Making away with is the present participle and gerund of make away with.

Words near making away with in the dictionary

  1. making an honest woman
  2. making an impression
  3. making an offer
  4. making as if
  5. making away
  6. making away with
  7. making baby Jesus cry
  8. making bank
  9. making beautiful music together
  10. making believe
  11. making biscuits

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