Stow

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Stow \Stow\ (st[=o]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stowed} (st[=o]d); 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.
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              Some stow their oars, or stop the leaky sides.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     2. To put away in some place; to hide; to lodge.
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              Foul thief! where hast thou stowed my daughter?
                                                    --Shak.
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     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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  stow
       v : fill by packing tightly; "stow the cart"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  67 Moby Thesaurus words for "stow":
     bag, bank, barrel, bottle, box, bundle, bundle away, burden, cache,
     can, coffer, conceal, cram, crate, delay, deposit, file, fill,
     freight, heap, heap up, hide, hutch, jam, lade, lay aside,
     lay away, lay by, lay down, lay in, lay in store, load, lodge,
     mass, pack, pack away, pigeonhole, pile, place, pocket, postpone,
     push aside, put aside, put away, put in mothballs, reposit,
     reservoir, sack, salt away, salt down, secrete, set aside, set by,
     shelve, ship, sideline, stack, stash, store, store away, stow away,
     stow down, stuff, table, table the motion, warehouse, wedge
  
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Stow, MA
    Zip code(s): 01775
  Stow, OH (city, FIPS 74944)
    Location: 41.17657 N, 81.43640 W
    Population (1990): 27702 (10462 housing units)
    Area: 44.4 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 44224

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Stow, OH -- U.S. city in Ohio
     Population (2000):    32139
     Housing Units (2000): 12852
     Land area (2000):     17.112144 sq. miles (44.320248 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.230406 sq. miles (0.596748 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    17.342550 sq. miles (44.916996 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            74944
     Located within:       Ohio (OH), FIPS 39
     Location:             41.176623 N, 81.436231 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     44224
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Stow, OH
      Stow