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stowed away

stowed away is the simple past and past participle of stow away.

Meaning of stow away

Verb

stow away (third-person singular simple present stows away, present participle stowing away, simple past and past participle stowed away)

  1. (transitive) to stow or secure aloof in a safe place
  2. (intransitive) to 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

Questions about stowed away

What is stowed away the simple past and past participle of?
Stowed away is the simple past and past participle of stow away.

Words near stowed away in the dictionary

  1. stowdown
  2. stowdowns
  3. Stowe
  4. Stowe-by-Chartley
  5. stowed
  6. stowed away
  7. Stowell
  8. Stowells
  9. stower
  10. stowers
  11. stowing

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