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stow

  [stoh] ,
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–verb (used with object)
1. Nautical.
a. to put (cargo, provisions, etc.) in the places intended for them.
b. to put (sails, spars, gear, etc.) in the proper place or condition when not in use.
2. to put in a place or receptacle, as for storage or reserve; pack: He stowed the potatoes in our cellar.
3. to fill (a place or receptacle) by packing: to stow a carton with books.
4. to have or afford room for; hold.
5. Slang. to stop; break off: Stow it! Stow the talk!
6. to put away, as in a safe or convenient place (often fol. by away).
7. to lodge or quarter.
—Verb phrase
8. stow away, to conceal oneself aboard a ship or other conveyance in order to obtain free transportation or to elude pursuers.
Origin:
1300–50; ME stowen, OE stōwigan to keep, hold back (lit., to place), deriv. of stōw place; akin to ON eldstō fireplace, Goth stojan to judge (lit., to place)

Related forms:
stow⋅a⋅ble, adjective

Stow

  [stoh]
–noun
a city in NE Ohio. 25,303.
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stow   (stō)   
tr.v.   stowed, stow·ing, stows
    1. To place or arrange, especially in a neat, compact way: stowed his gear in the footlocker.
    2. To fill (a place or container) by packing tightly.
  2. To store for future use: stowed carrots and potatoes in the root cellar.
  3. Slang To refrain from; stop.
  4. To provide lodging for; quarter.
Phrasal Verb(s):
stow away
  1. To hide oneself aboard a conveyance in order to obtain free transportation.
  2. Informal To consume (food or drink) greedily.

[Middle English stowen, from stowe, place, from Old English stōw; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]
stow'a·ble adj.
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Stow

Stow\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stowed; p. pr. & vb. n. Stowing.] [OE. stowen, fr. stowe a place, AS. stow; cf. Icel. eldst[=o]a fireplace, hearth, OFries. st[=o], and E. stand. [root]163.]

1. To place or arrange in a compact mass; to put in its proper place, or in a suitable place; to pack; as, to stowbags, bales, or casks in a ship's hold; to stow hay in a mow; to stow sheaves.

Some stow their oars, or stop the leaky sides. --Dryden.

2. To put away in some place; to hide; to lodge.

Foul thief! where hast thou stowed my daughter? --Shak.

3. To arrange anything compactly in; to fill, by packing closely; as, to stow a box, car, or the hold of a ship.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : Stow
Spanish: guardar, poner, colocar,
German: verstauen,
Japanese: しまい込む
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stow 
c.1300, verb use of O.E. noun stow "a place" (common in place names) from P.Gmc. *stowijanan (cf. O.Fris. sto "place," M.L.G., M.Du., Du. stouwen "to stow," O.H.G. stouwen "to stop, check," Ger. stauen "to stow"), from PIE *stau-, from base *sta- "to stand" (cf. O.C.S. stavljo "to place," Lith. stoviu "to stand;" see stet). The nautical sense of "put away to be stored, pack" (1555) was enforced by Du. stouwen "to cram, pack up close." Phrase stow away "conceal" is first found 1795; the noun stowaway is from 1850.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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