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stows away

verb

present tense third-person singular of stow away
as in hitchhikes

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  1. hitchhikes
  2. hitches
  3. thumbs
  4. hijacks
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  • Now Kiki is spooked, walks right out of the party, and basically hitchhikes a ride with some invisible truck driver.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
Definition of hitchhikes
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  • Following her character’s breakup with a cowboy (played by Luke Grimes), Langley hitches a ride back to Tennessee with a sage country singer who’s already seen it all (Miranda Lambert).
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Piecemeal progress As Scott hitches his legacy to trying to eradicate the thousands of vacant homes that have blighted the city for decades, the contrast between the two neighborhoods may be the biggest hurdle.
    — Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025
Definition of hitches
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  • Danny Boyle adopts a similar strategy with this snazzy screen adaptation, shot through with kinetic energy, convulsive editing and a liberal sprinkling of post-punk, electro-pop and indie rock that thumbs its nose at period accuracy.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Orion gave a smirk and thumbs up to the camera while Keats made a funny face and stuck his tongue out.
    — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of thumbs
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  • As money hijacks morality and democracy begins to look like a hoax, Tresnjak’s Broadway-caliber staging contrasts garish spectacle with piercingly intimate scenes between Claire and Anton.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The moment a search tool is triggered in our chat, this layout template completely hijacks my output sequence.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of hijacks
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