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stow definition

stow (stō)

transitive verb

  1. to pack or store away; esp., to pack in an orderly, compact way
  2. to fill by packing in an orderly way
  3. to hold or receive: said of a room, container, etc.
  4. Obsolete to provide lodging for
  5. Slang to stop; cease stow the chatter!

Etymology: ME stowen < stowe, a place < OE < IE base *stā-, to stand

stow Idioms

stow away

  1. to put or hide away, as in a safe place
  2. to be a stowaway
  3. to consume (food or drink), esp. in large amounts

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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