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spirit away
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | spirit away - carry off mysteriously; as if by magicspirit offbear away, bear off, carry away, take away, carry off - remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state; "Their dreams carried the Romantics away into distant lands"; "The car carried us off to the meeting"; "I'll take you away on a holiday"; "I got carried away when I saw the dead man and I started to cry" | | 2. | spirit away - carry away rapidly and secretly, as if mysteriouslybear away, bear off, carry away, take away, carry off - remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state; "Their dreams carried the Romantics away into distant lands"; "The car carried us off to the meeting"; "I'll take you away on a holiday"; "I got carried away when I saw the dead man and I started to cry" |
spiritnoun1. The vital principle or animating force within living beings:breath, divine spark, élan vital, life force, psyche, soul, vital force, vitality.2. The essential being of a person, regarded as immaterial and immortal:soul.3. A supernatural being, such as a ghost:apparition, bogey, bogeyman, bogle, eidolon, ghost, phantasm, phantasma, phantom, revenant, shade, shadow, specter, visitant, wraith.Informal: spook.Regional: haunt.4. The most central and material part:core, essence, gist, heart, kernel, marrow, meat, nub, pith, quintessence, root, soul, stuff, substance.Law: gravamen.5. A temporary state of mind or feeling.Used in plural:frame of mind, humor, mood, temper, vein.6. A lively, emphatic, eager quality or manner:animation, bounce, brio, dash, élan, esprit, life, liveliness, pertness, sparkle, verve, vigor, vim, vivaciousness, vivacity, zip.Informal: ginger, pep, peppiness.Slang: oomph.7. The quality of mind enabling one to face danger or hardship resolutely:braveness, bravery, courage, courageousness, dauntlessness, doughtiness, fearlessness, fortitude, gallantry, gameness, heart, intrepidity, intrepidness, mettle, nerve, pluck, pluckiness, stoutheartedness, undauntedness, valiance, valiancy, valiantness, valor.Informal: spunk, spunkiness.Slang: gut (used in plural), gutsiness, moxie.8. A prevailing quality, as of thought, behavior, or attitude:climate, mood, temper, tone.verbTo bring in or take out secretly:smuggle, sneak.phrasal verb
spirit awayTo seize and detain (a person) unlawfully:abduct, kidnap, snatch.spirit away
spirit awayTo take, sneak, or carry someone or something away in a mysterious, secretive, or furtive manner. A noun or pronoun can be used between "spirit" and "away." Often used in passive constructions. Someone spirited away the suspect just before he was due to be arraigned in court. Evidence of the politician's involvement in the scandal appears to have been spirited away.See also: away, spiritspirit someone or something away (somewhere)to sneak someone or something away to another place. The police spirited the prisoner away before the crowd assembled in front of the jail. They spirited away the celebrity.See also: away, spiritspirit awayCarry off mysteriously or secretly, as in The police found that the documents had been spirited away from the office. This term derives from the noun spirit, in the sense of "a supernatural being such as a ghost." [Second half of 1600s] See also: away, spiritspirit awayv. To carry someone or something off mysteriously or secretly: The lawyers spirited away the documents. In the folktale, an old giant spirited the children away.See also: away, spiritspirit away
Synonyms for spirit awayverb carry off mysteriouslySynonymsRelated Words- bear away
- bear off
- carry away
- take away
- carry off
verb carry away rapidly and secretly, as if mysteriouslyRelated Words- bear away
- bear off
- carry away
- take away
- carry off
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