Meanings
verbstow away (third-person singular simple present stows away, present participle stowing away, simple past and past participle stowed away)
present singular third person stows away · participle present stowing away · participle past stowed away · past stowed away
- intransitiveto obtain passage (on a ship or similar vehicle) by secreting oneself inside before departure
Aren't those the things from the station yesterday? They must've stowed away!
2004, Intelligent Systems, translated by Nintendo of America, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Nintendo, GameCube, level/area: Excess Express
Translations
Ancient Greek ἀποτίθημι
- ἀποτίθημι (apotíthēmi)to stow or secure aloof in a safe place
German abstauen, verstauen
- abstauento stow or secure aloof in a safe place
- verstauento stow or secure aloof in a safe place
Russian уложи́ть, укла́дывать
- уложи́ть (uložítʹ)to stow or secure aloof in a safe place
- укла́дывать (ukládyvatʹ)to stow or secure aloof in a safe place
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Chicago
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