STOW


Meaning of STOW in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈstō ]

transitive verb

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

Date: 14th century

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

stow ed away a huge dinner

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.