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- Dictionarystow/stəʊ/
verb
- 1. pack or store (an object) carefully and neatly in a particular place: "Barney began stowing her luggage into the boot"
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to put something in a place where it can be kept safely:
: to eat or drink up usually used with away. stowed away a huge dinner. Synonyms. keep. put up. reposit. store. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus.
verb (used with object) Nautical. to put (cargo, provisions, etc.) in the places intended for them. to put (sails, spars, gear, etc.) in the proper place or condition when not in use. to put in a place or receptacle, as for storage or reserve; pack: He stowed the potatoes in our cellar.
to put something in a place where it can be kept safely:
1. (often foll by away) to pack or store. 2. to fill by packing. 3. (Nautical Terms) nautical to pack or put away (cargo, sails and other gear, etc) 4. to have enough room for. 5. (usually imperative) slang Brit to cease from: stow your noise!; stow it!.
Definition of stow verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
a. to put (cargo, provisions, etc.) in the places intended for them. b. to put (sails, spars, gear, etc.) in the proper place or condition when not in use. 2. to put in a place or receptacle, as for storage or reserve; pack. He stowed the potatoes in our cellar. 3.
