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 

• SPIRIT AWAY (verb)

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