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Dictionary Definition of stow
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stow verb (t) 1. Nautical to place (cargo, etc.) in the hold or some other part of a ship. 2. to put in a place or receptacle as for storage or reserve; pack. 3. to fill (a place or receptacle) by packing. 4. (of a place or receptacle) to afford room for; hold. 5. to desist from. -- phrase 6. stow away, a. to conceal oneself aboard a ship or other conveyance in order to get a free trip. b. to put away, as in a safe convenient place. 7. stow it, Colloquial to be quiet. [ME, from stowe place, OE stow, c. Icel. -sto (in eldsto fireplace)] |
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Stow noun 1. John, 1525--1605, English antiquarian and chronicler. 2. ( Julian ) Randolph, born 1935, Australian novelist and poet; works include the novels To the Islands (1958) and The Merry-Go-Round in the Sea (1965). 3. Thomas Quinton, 1801--62, Australian pioneer Congregational churchman, born in England. |
