stow

stow

verb \ˈstō\

Definition of STOW

transitive verb

1

: house, lodge

2

a : to put away for future use : store b obsolete : to lock up for safekeeping : confine

3

a : to dispose in an orderly fashion : arrange, pack b : load

4

slang : to put aside : stop

5

a archaic : crowd b : to eat or drink up —usually used with away <stowed away a huge dinner>

Examples of STOW

1. He stowed his gear in a locker.
2. Luggage may be stowed under the seat.

Origin of STOW

Middle English, to place, from stowe place, from Old English stōw; akin to OldFrisian stō place, Greek stylos pillar — more at steer

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to STOW

Synonyms: keep, put up, reposit, store

Related Words: cellar, garage, hangar, house, warehouse; file, pack, shelve

Near Antonyms: cast, discard, ditch, dump, fling (off or away), jettison, throw away, throw out, unload; consume, squander, use up, waste; hand out, hand over, relinquish, surrender; blow, dissipate, fritter (away), lavish, misspend, run through, spend; deplete, exhaust, expend, impoverish; dispel, disperse, dissipate, scatter

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Rhymes with STOW

beau, blow, bow, bro, Chou, crow, do, doe, dough, floe, flow, foe, fro, froe, glow, go, grow, ho, hoe, jo, Jo, joe, know, lo, low, mho, mot, mow, no, No, O, oh, owe, Poe, pow, pro, rho, roe, row, Rowe, schmo, sew, show, sloe, slow, snow, so, sow, Stowe, strow, though, throe, throw, toe, tow, trow, whoa, woe, yo