stow
verb
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stowed;
stowing;
stows
Definition of stow
(Entry 1 of 3)
b
: to eat or drink up
—usually used with away stowed away a huge dinner
Stow
biographical name
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Definition of Stow (Entry 2 of 3)
John 1525–1605 English historian and antiquarian
Stow
geographical name
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Definition of Stow (Entry 3 of 3)
city in northeastern Ohio northeast of Akron population 34,837
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Examples of stow in a Sentence
Verb
He stowed his gear in a locker. Luggage may be stowed under the seat.Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
At the dock, workers unloaded containers stowed with 52,000 chicken breasts, ground beef for 33,000 hamburgers, dough for 123,000 cookies, 18 concrete foundation footers, a tractor-trailer and a construction elevator. — Author: Richard Read, Anchorage Daily News, "Meet the icebreaker Polar Star, the neglected stepchild of the U.S. military industrial complex," 17 Aug. 2019 Now Police posted a photo of the man on their Twitter account, apparently still wearing the toupee with the contraband stowed underneath it. — Amy Gunia, Time, "A Man Tried to Smuggle Cocaine Into Spain by Hiding It Under His Toupee," 17 July 2019 Stone said, pointing to piles of tools near the motorcycles stowed several feet from his couch. — Sarah Ravani, SFChronicle.com, "Oakland shuttered artist warehouses after Ghost Ship. Cannabis may take the rest," 11 Aug. 2019 Futhu and his father raced to hide his diaries, shoving them in a sack and stowing it in a rice paddy next to some bushes. — New York Times, "The Schoolteacher and the Genocide," 8 Aug. 2019 At the dock, workers unloaded containers stowed with 52,000 chicken breasts, ground beef for 33,000 hamburgers, dough for 123,000 cookies, 18 concrete foundation footers, a tractor-trailer and a construction elevator. — Los Angeles Times, "Meet the neglected 43-year-old stepchild of the U.S. military-industrial complex," 2 Aug. 2019 This could solve a major challenge of solar and wind power—providing a way to stow the energy when the sun is not shining and the air is still. — Javier Garcia Martinez, Scientific American, "Artificial Leaf Turns Carbon Dioxide Into Liquid Fuel," 26 June 2017 The bigger bins also could be money makers for airlines because passengers are less likely to clog plane aisles while stowing and retrieving carry-on bags, which leads to costly delays. — Hugo Martin, Los Angeles Times, "Airlines add bigger luggage bins but don’t want you to pack more," 1 Aug. 2019 San Diego has taken, while the latter focused more on the millions of dollars being spent on temporary tent shelters and storage facilities where homeless people can stow their belongings. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Nearly sunk by homeless-hepatitis crisis, Faulconer now sought for advice," 24 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'stow.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for stow
stow
verb
English Language Learners Definition of stow
: to put (something that is not being used) in a place where it is available, where it can be kept safely, etc.
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stow
verb
\ ˈstō
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stowed;
stowing
Kids Definition of stow
1
: to put away : store
He stowed his belongings in the closet.
2
: load entry 2 sense 1
The ship was stowed before the voyage.
stow away
: to hide on a vehicle (as a ship) in order to travel without paying or being seen
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