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Stow vs Stowaway - What's the difference?

stow | stowaway |

As nouns the difference between stow and stowaway

is that stow is a place while stowaway is a person who hides on board a ship, train, etc. so as to get a free passage.

As a verb stow

is to put something away in a compact and tidy manner.

stow

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) stowe, from (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)
  • (rare) A place.
    • Quotations
    * (English Citations of "stow")

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) stowen, stawen, stewen, from (etyl) .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to put something away in a compact and tidy manner
  • to put something away to store it in a space-saving manner and over a long time
    • Related terms
    * bestow * stow away

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    stowaway

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who hides on board a ship, train, etc. so as to get a free passage.