stow away

stow (st

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tr.v. stowed, stow·ing, stows

a. To place or arrange, especially in a neat, compact way: stowed his gear in the footlocker.

b. To fill (a place or container) by packing tightly.

2. To store for future use: stowed carrots and potatoes in the root cellar.

3. Slang To refrain from; stop.

4. To provide lodging for; quarter.

Phrasal Verb:

stow away

1. To hide oneself aboard a conveyance in order to obtain free transportation.

2. Informal To consume (food or drink) greedily.

[Middle English stowen, from stowe, place, from Old English stw; see st- in Indo-European roots.]

stowa·ble adj.

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Verb

stow away - hide aboard a ship or a plane to get free transportation; "The illegal immigrants stowed away on board the freighter"

hide out, hide - be or go into hiding; keep out of sight, as for protection and safety; "Probably his horse would be close to where he was hiding"; "She is hiding out in a cabin in Montana"

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? stow away

vi → als blinder Passagier fahren

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That is my estimate of the number of beds we could stow away in the cubic feet you offer us.

The Kingdom of the Blind by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context

It was all fitted with lockers from top to bottom, so as to stow away the officers' belongings and a part of the ship's stores; there was a second store-room underneath, which you entered by a hatchway in the middle of the deck; indeed, all the best of the meat and drink and the whole of the powder were collected in this place; and all the firearms, except the two pieces of brass ordnance, were set in a rack in the aftermost wall of the round-house.

Kidnapped by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context

Perhaps we had better stow away our visitor for the night.

Uneasy Money by Wodehouse, Pelham Grenville View in context