stow

«stow» in Mova's school dictionary: to pack things away neatly in a safe place, often on a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (stows, stowed, stowing)

meaning for a pupil

1) To stow is to pack things away neatly in a safe place, often on a ship or in a bag. tree →

2) To stow away is to hide on a ship or train so you can travel without paying or being seen. tree →

sense 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 →
• He stowed the gold in a box. tree →
• A boy stowed away on the ship to see the sea. tree →
• The sailors stowed the barrels below deck. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «stow» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.