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stow

 

  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Stow  \Stow\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Stowed};  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. 
 
  Some  stow  their  oars,  or  stop  the  leaky  sides. 
  --Dryden. 
 
  2.  To  put  away  in  some  place  to  hide;  to  lodge. 
 
  Foul  thief!  where  hast  thou  stowed  my  daughter? 
  --Shak. 
 
  3.  To  arrange  anything  compactly  in  to  fill,  by  packing 
  closely;  as  to  stow  a  box,  car  or  the  hold  of  a  ship. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  stow 
  v  1:  fill  by  packing  tightly;  "stow  the  cart"  [syn:  {load}] 
  2:  put  away  for  storage;  "where  should  we  stow  the  vegetables 
  for  the  winter?"  [syn:  {store},  {garner}] 
 
  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




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