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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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The meaning of STOW is house, lodge. How to use stow in a sentence.
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:
When you stow something, you store it or pack it away neatly. If you move into a tiny college dorm room, you might have to stow your shoes under the bed.
What does the noun stow mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun stow. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
STOW meaning: 1 : to put (something that is not being used) in a place where it is available, where it can be kept safely, etc. store often + away; 2 : to hide on a ship, airplane, etc., in order to travel without paying or being seen.
Synonyms for STOW: store, keep, reposit, pack, put up, house, garage, warehouse; Antonyms of STOW: unload, dump, discard, cast, ditch, jettison, throw away, throw out.
