If something is in the place where it is usually stored while it is not being used, it is put away.
1. To turn away from and put aside, perhaps temporarily
2. To kill gently, as with an injection, as of pet animals; SYN. put to sleep.
1. When you return something to the place where it is usually stored while it is not being used, you put it away.
2. When people are put away, they are sent to prison or a mental institution.
When you consume large quantities of food or drink (especially alcoholic drink), you put it away.