stow
Nautical.
to put (cargo, provisions, etc.) in the places intended for them.
to put (sails, spars, gear, etc.) in the proper place or condition when not in use.
to put in a place or receptacle, as for storage or reserve; pack: He stowed the potatoes in our cellar.
to fill (a place or receptacle) by packing: to stow a carton with books.
to have or afford room for; hold.
Slang. to stop; break off: Stow it! Stow the talk!
to put away, as in a safe or convenient place (often followed by away).
to lodge or quarter.
stow away, to conceal oneself aboard a ship or other conveyance in order to obtain free transportation or to elude pursuers.
Origin of stow
1Other words from stow
- stow·a·ble, adjective
- re·stow, verb (used with object)
Other definitions for Stow (2 of 2)
a city in NE Ohio.
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How to use stow in a sentence
The rebuffed male resumes his post as a watcher in the sun; and the housewife stows her provisions.
More Hunting Wasps | J. Henri FabreCocoa we found great benefit from; it is much relished by the men, stows in little room, and affords great nourishment.
Voyage of H.M.S. Pandora | Edward EdwardsIt is usually furnished with numerous pockets, one of them being called the "poke-out pocket," in which he stows away his lunches.
Tramping with Tramps | Josiah FlyntI found it rotten and shaky, serving as a sort of barn in which a farmer stows his oats, straw and corn fodder.
Hoosier Mosaics | Maurice ThompsonThe catalogue of 1458 bears out Stows description of the library as well-furnished.
Old English Libraries | Ernest Savage
British Dictionary definitions for stow (1 of 2)
/ (stəʊ) /
(often foll by away) to pack or store
to fill by packing
nautical to pack or put away (cargo, sails and other gear, etc)
to have enough room for
(usually imperative) British slang to cease from: stow your noise!; stow it!
Origin of stow
1British Dictionary definitions for Stow (2 of 2)
/ (stəʊ) /
John. 1525–1605, English antiquary, noted for his Survey of London and Westminster (1598; 1603)
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