hide vs stow away

hide is a noun but stow away is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hide	Yes	No	Yes	No
stow away	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, stow away is a hyponym of hide; that is, stow away is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hide:

Other hyponyms of hide include lie low, hunker down, hole up, lie low, earth.

hide (noun)	stow away (noun)
body covering of a living animal
the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)

hide (verb)	stow away (verb)
make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing	hide aboard a ship or a plane to get free transportation
cover as if with a shroud
prevent from being seen or discovered
be or go into hiding; keep out of sight, as for protection and safety