Phrase guide

have it away

verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To have sexual intercourse.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: euphemistic, informal

Examples

  • I went into his office and found him having it away with his secretary.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To escape from prison.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To steal or take in a robbery.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

have sexual intercourse with

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm
  • Adam knew Eve
  • Were you ever intimate with this man?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sleep together, roll in the hay, love, make out, make love, sleep with, get laid, have sex, know, do it, be intimate, have intercourse, have it off, screw, fuck, jazz, eff, hump, lie with, bed, have a go at it, bang, get it on, bonk

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: copulate, mate, pair, couple

Narrower terms: take, have, fornicate

History

Etymology

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