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SPIRIT AWAY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does spirit away mean?
• SPIRIT AWAY (verb)
The verb SPIRIT AWAY has 2 senses:
1. carry off mysteriously; as if by magic
2. carry away rapidly and secretly, as if mysteriously
Familiarity information: SPIRIT AWAY used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Carry off mysteriously; as if by magic
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
spirit away; spirit off
Hypernyms (to "spirit away" is one way to...):
bear away; bear off; carry away; carry off; take away (remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Carry away rapidly and secretly, as if mysteriously
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "spirit away" is one way to...):
bear away; bear off; carry away; carry off; take away (remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
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