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1. (v.t.) stow
to put away in an orderly fashion.
2. stow
to put away for future use.
3. stow
to fill; load:
to stow a carton with books.
4. stow
to have room for; hold.
5. stow
Slang. to stop; break off:
Stow the talk.
6. stow
to lodge; house.
7. stow
stow away, to conceal oneself aboard a conveyance as a means of getting free transportation.
Etymology: (1300–50; ME; OE stōwigan to keep, hold back, der. of stōw place; akin to ON eldstō fireplace, Go stojan to judge)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) stow
fill by packing tightly
"stow the cart"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) stow
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
2. (verb) stow
to put away in some place; to hide; to lodge
3. (verb) stow
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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Sense: to pack neatly and especially out of sight
The sailor stowed his belongings in his locker.
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 Afrikaans: bêre |
 Arabic: يُنَضِّد، يُرَتِّب |
 Bulgarian: скатавам |
 Brazilian: guardar |
 Czech: uložit |
 German: verstauen |
 Danish: anbringe |
 Greek: τακτοποιώ, φυλάγω |
 Spanish: guardar, poner, colocar |
 Estonian: pakkima, varjule panema |
 Farsi: بسته بندي كردن |
 Finnish: pakata |
 French: ranger |
 Hebrew: לְאַחסֵן בְּצוּרָה מְסוּד |
 Hindi: सजाकर रखना, लगा देना, सजा |
 Croatian: natovariti, slagati |
 Hungarian: elrak |
 Indonesian: menyimpan |
 Icelandic: stafla, pakka |
 Italian: riporre; stivare |
 Japanese: しまい込む |
 Korean: (보이지 않는 곳에) 정리해 치워 두다 |
 Lithuanian: sudėti, sukišti |
 Latvian: nobāzt; noglabāt |
 Malay: menyimpan |
 Dutch: wegbergen |
 Norwegian: stue vekk, plassere |
 Polish: układać, chować |
 Persian: بسته بندي كردن |
 Pashto: بسته بندی کول |
 Portuguese: guardar |
 Romanian: a pune la loc sigur |
 Russian: складывать, убирать |
 Slovak: uložiť |
 Slovenian: zložiti |
 Serbian: odložiti |
 Swedish: stuva [in] |
 Thai: จัดเก็บ |
 Turkish: saklamak |
 Taiwanese: 收納 |
 Ukrainian: укладати |
 Urdu: قرینے سے رکھنا |
 Vietnamese: xếp gọn |
 Chinese: 收藏 |
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