- Nautical.
- to put (cargo, provisions, etc.) in the places intended for them.
- to put (sails, spars, gear, etc.) in the proper place or condition when not in use.
- to put in a place or receptacle, as for storage or reserve; pack: He stowed the potatoes in our cellar.
- to fill (a place or receptacle) by packing: to stow a carton with books.
- to have or afford room for; hold.
- to stop; break off: Stow it! Stow the talk!
- to put away, as in a safe or convenient place (often followed by away).
- to lodge or quarter.
- to conceal oneself aboard a ship or other conveyance in order to obtain free transportation or to elude pursuers.
- a city in NE Ohio.
- to pack or store
- to fill by packing
- to pack or put away (cargo, sails and other gear, etc)
- to have enough room for
- to cease from
- John. 1525–1605, English antiquary, noted for his Survey of London and Westminster (1598; 1603)
