'Stow' definitions:
Definition of 'stow'
(from WordNet)
verb
Fill by packing tightly; "stow the cart"
Definition of 'Stow'
From: GCIDE
- Stow \Stow\ (st[=o]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stowed (st[=o]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Stowing.] [OE. stowen, fr. stowe a place, AS. stow; cf. Icel. eldst[=o]a fireplace, hearth, OFries. st[=o], and E. stand. [root]163.]
- 1. To place or arrange in a compact mass; to put in its proper place, or in a suitable place; to pack; as, to stowbags, bales, or casks in a ship's hold; to stow hay in a mow; to stow sheaves. [1913 Webster]
- Some stow their oars, or stop the leaky sides. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To put away in some place; to hide; to lodge. [1913 Webster]
- Foul thief! where hast thou stowed my daughter? --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To arrange anything compactly in; to fill, by packing closely; as, to stow a box, car, or the hold of a ship. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'stow'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- bag,
- bank,
- barrel,
- bottle,
- box,
- bundle,
- bundle away,
- burden,
- cache,
- can,
- coffer,
- conceal,
- cram,
- crate,
- delay,
- deposit,
- file,
- fill,
- freight,
- heap,
- heap up,
- hide,
- hutch,
- jam,
- lade,
- lay aside,
- lay away,
- lay by,
- lay down,
- lay in,
- lay in store,
- load,
- lodge,
- mass,
- pack,
- pack away,
- pigeonhole,
- pile,
- place,
- pocket,
- postpone,
- push aside,
- put aside,
- put away,
- put in mothballs,
- reposit,
- reservoir,
- sack,
- salt away,
- salt down,
- secrete,
- set aside,
- set by,
- shelve,
- ship,
- sideline,
- stack,
- stash,
- store,
- store away,
- stow away,
- stow down,
- stuff,
- table,
- table the motion,
- warehouse,
- wedge
Stow, OH -- U.S. city in Ohio
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Stow, OH -- U.S. city in Ohio
Population (2000) :
32139
Housing Units (2000) :
12852
Land area (2000) :
17.112144 sq. miles (44.320248 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.230406 sq. miles (0.596748 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
17.342550 sq. miles (44.916996 sq. km)
FIPS code :
74944
Located within :
Ohio (OH), FIPS 39
Location :
41.176623 N, 81.436231 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
44224
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.