stow

stow
    v 1: fill by packing tightly; "stow the cart"
    

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.
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            Some stow their oars, or stop the leaky sides.
                                                  --Dryden.
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   2. To put away in some place; to hide; to lodge.
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            Foul thief! where hast thou stowed my daughter?
                                                  --Shak.
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   3. To arrange anything compactly in; to fill, by packing
      closely; as, to stow a box, car, or the hold of a ship.
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Stow, MA
  Zip code(s): 01775
Stow, OH (city, FIPS 74944)
  Location: 41.17657 N, 81.43640 W
  Population (1990): 27702 (10462 housing units)
  Area: 44.4 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 44224
    

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.
   Headwords:
    Stow, OH
    Stow
    

67 Moby Thesaurus words for "stow":
      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