stow-away

  • 1stow·away — /ˈstowəˌweı/ noun, pl aways [count] : someone who hides on a ship, airplane, etc., in order to travel without paying or being seen A stowaway was discovered on the ship. see also stow away at ↑stow …

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  • 2stow away — {v.} 1. {informal} To pack or store away. * /After New Year s Day the Christmas decorations were stowed away until another season./ 2. To hide on a ship or another kind of transportation to get a free ride. * /John ran away from home and stowed… …

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  • 3stow away — {v.} 1. {informal} To pack or store away. * /After New Year s Day the Christmas decorations were stowed away until another season./ 2. To hide on a ship or another kind of transportation to get a free ride. * /John ran away from home and stowed… …

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  • 4stow away — index harbor, hide, hoard, store Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 5stow away — phrasal verb Word forms stow away : present tense I/you/we/they stow away he/she/it stows away present participle stowing away past tense stowed away past participle stowed away 1) [intransitive] to hide in a vehicle, ship, or plane in order to… …

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  • 6stow away — verb hide aboard a ship or a plane to get free transportation The illegal immigrants stowed away on board the freighter • Derivationally related forms: ↑stowaway • Hypernyms: ↑hide, ↑hide out • Verb Frames: Somebody s …

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  • 7stow away — you d better stow away until the air clears Syn: hide, conceal oneself, travel secretly …

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  • 8stow away — Synonyms and related words: bank, bosom, bottle up, bundle away, bury, cache, coffer, deposit, embosom, file, file and forget, hide away, hutch, keep hidden, keep secret, lay away, lay down, lay in, lay in store, lock up, lodge, pack away, plant …

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  • 9stow\ away — v 1. informal To pack or store away. After New Year s Day the Christmas decorations were stowed away until another season. 2. To hide on a ship or another kind of transportation to get a free ride. John ran away from home and stowed away on a… …

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  • 10stow away — conceal oneself on a ship, aircraft, etc. so as to travel without paying or surreptitiously. → stow …

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