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Verb

To store in a file; to get rid of a document by placing it in a file or other storage.
Would you help me file away these reports?
To cause oneself to remember (something); to avoid expressing a feeling, fact or idea until an appropriate time.
His words hurt, but I'll file away my emotions until I can get my revenge.

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