hide out vs stow away

hide out and stow away both are verbs.

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

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

hide out: be or go into hiding; keep out of sight, as for protection and safety
stow away: hide aboard a ship or a plane to get free transportation

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

hide out (verb)	stow away (verb)
be or go into hiding; keep out of sight, as for protection and safety	hide aboard a ship or a plane to get free transportation