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# stow

verb (stows, stowed, stowing)

«stow» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To stow is to pack things away neatly in a safe place, often on a ship or in a bag. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stow/#m1)
2. To stow away is to hide on a ship or train so you can travel without paying or being seen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stow/#m2)

### In the lessons

putting treasure, food or goods safely away, often on a ship; in tales a hero stows gold on board; a boy who hides on a ship is a stowaway

### Examples

- Stow your bag under the seat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stow/#x1)
- He stowed the gold in a box. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stow/#x2)
- A boy stowed away on the ship to see the sea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stow/#x3)
- The sailors stowed the barrels below deck. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stow/#x4)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «stow» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stow/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«stow» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/stow.html) on Mova free.