Definition of "stow away" []

• To stow or secure in a safe place. (verb)
• To obtain passage (on a ship or similar vehicle) by secreting oneself inside before departure. (verb)

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• "Where, in Heaven's name, will you stow away a painter and an assistant in the midst of half a brigade of dress-makers, seamstresses, lace-makers, and milliners, without counting the accompanying train of friends?"
• "Packing up his gear ready to stow away in his cubicle alongside his own spacesuit he hadn't used, he was aware of Captain Mainwaring talking on the phone."
• "One of the girls bounced into the chaise; and by the aid of the rest of the company, she was soon enabled to stow away in the box a goodly portion of all the varieties of nick-knacks just mentioned."