About The Word Stow
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What's The Definition Of Stow?
[v] fill by packing tightly; "stow the cart"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Stow: load Related Terms | Find terms related to Stow: See Also | pack Stow In Webster's Dictionary \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.
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