adj.
1.distant in either space or time
2.not present
3.used of an opponent's ground
4.(of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter away adv.
1.from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)
2.from one's possession
3.out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts)
4.out of existence
5.at a distance in space or time
6.indicating continuing action
7.so as to be removed or gotten rid of
8.freely or at will
9.in or into a proper place (especially for storage or safekeeping)
10.in a different direction
11.in reserve
Idiom of the Day
in the act of (doing something)
while doing something
The young man was arrested in the act of stealing an MP3 player from the store.