stowed away

Hid on ship

The participle phrase stowed away is used mainly in two ways.

If you stow away on a ship or aircraft, you hide yourself in order to travel without paying.

When something is stowed away, it is packed or put in a safe place.

Related

pack · hidden · hidden compartment · false bottom · wedged · clandestine · hatch · smuggling · illegal entry · border crossing · secured · escape · hideaway · secrecy · desperation · detection · arrest · adventure

Opposites
legitimacy of travel

stowed awaymanifested

Showed or revealed plainly

checked in

visibility/concealment

stowed awayin plain sight

Completely visible, unhidden

out in the open · visible · exposed · unconcealed · revealed

storage/retrieval

stowed awayretrieved

Obtained again after loss

unpacked · took out · removed · brought out · accessed

Family

stow, stowed, stowing, stows, stowage, stowaway, stowaways, away

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Top 100,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G