see also: Stow
Pronunciation Noun
stow (plural stows)
Verbstow (stows, present participle stowing; past and past participle stowed) (transitive)
- To put something away in a compact and tidy manner, in its proper place, or in a suitable place.
- To store or pack something in a space-saving manner and over a long time.
- 1922, James A. Cooper, Sheila of Big Wreck Cove:
- Yet everybody knows that a cargo properly stowed in a seaworthy craft reaches market in much the better condition than by rail, though perhaps it is some hours longer on the way.
- 1922, James A. Cooper, Sheila of Big Wreck Cove:
- To arrange, pack, or fill something tightly or closely.
- To dispose, lodge, or hide somebody somewhere.
- 1610–1611, William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358 ↗, [Act I, scene ii], page 3 ↗, column Ar.}} […] The Marriners all vnder hatches ſtowed, / Who, with a Charme ioynd to their ſuffred labour / I haue left aſleep :{{...}:
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- French: ranger
- German: verstauen
- Italian: compattare, raggruppare, assemblare, traversare, ammainare, montare
- Russian: укла́дывать
- Spanish: estibar, arrumar, abarrotar
- French: stocker, garder, conserver
- German: verstauen
- Italian: immagazzinare
- Russian: убира́ть
- Spanish: guardar, almacenar
Stow
Pronunciation
- (Scotland) IPA: /ˈstaʊ/
- Surname
- A village in Scottish Borders, Scotland (OS grid ref NT4544).
- A village in West Lindsey, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SK8881).
- The alternative spelling of Stowe in Shropshire, England.
- A small town in Oxford County, Maine.
- A town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
- A city in Summit County, Ohio.
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