Stow Definition

stō

stowed, stowing, stows

verb

To pack or store away; esp., to pack in an orderly, compact way.

Webster's New World

To fill by packing in an orderly way.

Webster's New World

To store for future use.

Stowed carrots and potatoes in the root cellar.

American Heritage

To hold or receive.

Webster's New World

To provide lodging for.

Webster's New World

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noun

(rare) A place.

Wiktionary

idiom

stow away

Webster's New World

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Stow

From Middle English stowen, stawen, stewen, from Old English stōwian (“to hold back, restrain"), from Proto-Germanic *stōwōnÄ…, *stōwijanÄ… (“to stow, dam up"), from Proto-Indo-European *stehâ‚‚- (“to stand, place"). Cognate with Dutch stuwen, stouwen (“to stow"), Low German stauen (“to blin, halt, hinder"), German stauen (“to halt, hem in, stow, pack"), Danish stuve (“to stow"), Swedish stuva (“to stow").

From Wiktionary
From Middle English stowe, from Old English stōw (“a place, spot, locality, site"), from Proto-Germanic *stōwō (“a place, stowage"), from Proto-Indo-European *stehâ‚‚- (“to stand, place, put"). Cognate with Old Frisian stō (“place"), Icelandic stó (“fireplace"). See also -stow.

From Wiktionary
Middle English stowen from stowe place from Old English stōw stā- in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition