stow
pronunciation
How to pronounce stow in British English:
UK [stəʊ]
How to pronounce stow in American English:
US [stoʊ]
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- Verb:
- fill by packing tightly
Word Origin
- stow (v.)
- c. 1300, "to put, place (somewhere)," verbal use of Old English noun stow "a place, spot, site, locality" (common in place names), from Proto-Germanic *stowo- (cognates: Old Frisian sto "place," Middle Low German, Middle Dutch stouwen, Dutch stuwen "to stow," Old High German stouwen "to stop, check," German stauen "to stow, pack; bring to a halt, hem in"), from PIE *stau- "stout, standing, strong," extended form of root *sta- "to stand" (cognates: Old Church Slavonic stavljo "to place," Lithuanian stoviu "to stand;" see stet). The nautical sense of "put away to be stored, pack" (1550s) was enforced by Dutch stouwen "to cram, pack up close." Related: Stowed; stowing.
Example
- 1. You can stow your gear downstairs , all right ?
- 2. Please stow you carry-on luggage in the overhead compartment .
- 3. Please stow your bags securely in the overhead lockers .
- 4. I don 't even want to understand who did you stow away your love to .
- 5. So we can properly stow it .