stow away

1. Put aside or store something until needed, as in We generally stow away the lawn furniture in the toolshed . [Late 1700s]

2. Hide oneself aboard ship or in a vehicle in order to get free transportation, as in The youngsters planned to stow away on a freighter but they never even got to the waterfront . This usage gave rise to the noun stowaway . [Mid-1800s]

3. Greedily consume food or drink, as in Bob sure can stow away a lot in a short time . [ Colloquial ; mid-1800s]

Example Sentences

Tchiroma, stowed away in his residence since Monday, said Friday that part of the army was protecting him and called for public support through a "ghost towns" strategy from Monday to Wednesday.

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They stowed away most of their jewelry into a safe just after 2 p.m., according to relatives.

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After a few false starts, he stowed away in 1929 on a ship bound for New Jersey, adopting the name Tom Parker shortly after reaching American soil.

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She arranges for Paddington to stow away on a cargo ship to England and tells him to write to her at the Home for Retired Bears.

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The bricks are then encapsulated in film which, in addition to the low moisture of the materials inside, prevent the bricks from rotting and keep the greenhouse gases stowed away.

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