STOW

[verb] - to store (something)There's a big cupboard under the stairs for stowing toys. [T]I think I'll stow the camping equipment (away) in the loft until next summer. [T or M]It's advertised as 'a free-standing barbecue which neatly stows away in its own case for easy storage'. [I]If a person stows away, he or she hides on a ship, aircraft or other vehicle in order to escape from a place or to travel without paying.See also stowaway.