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stowing away

stowing away is the present participle and gerund 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 stowing away

What is stowing away the present participle and gerund of?
Stowing away is the present participle and gerund of stow away.

Words near stowing away in the dictionary

  1. Stowell
  2. Stowells
  3. stower
  4. stowers
  5. stowing
  6. stowing away
  7. stowings
  8. Stowmarket
  9. stownd
  10. stownded
  11. stownding

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