Meaning & use
stow
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To pack or store something carefully and compactly in an appropriate place.
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Passengers were asked to stow their luggage in the overhead bins.
He stowed the camping gear in the back of the truck.
A note on using this word
Stow is common in nautical and travel contexts; 'stow away' means to hide aboard a vehicle to travel secretly.
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2. verb
To hide on a ship, aircraft, or vehicle in order to travel secretly or without paying.
The boy stowed away on a cargo ship bound for Spain.
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