stow

Betekenis (English)

Noun

A place, stead.

Verb

1. To put something away in a compact and tidy manner, in its proper place, or in a suitable place.
2. To store or pack something in a space-saving manner and over a long time.
3. To arrange, pack, or fill something tightly or closely.
4. To dispose of, lodge, or hide somebody somewhere.
5. (obsolete,slang) To cease; to stop doing something.

Intj

A cry used by falconers to call their birds back down to hand.

Synonyms

put away

enclose

insert

put in

pack

place

cram

introduce

store

stuff

strech

put

tense

condense

tighten

wind up

lay

rack

stress

set

lock up

oppress

confine

shut up

pinch

squash

squeeze

strain

ship

🚢

shove

shower

🚿

situate

slide

stay

stick

surcharge

tamp

thrust

make ready

stow away

push along

advertise

announce

apply

bundle

conceal

confer

congest

crowd

enter

establish

fill

filling

hide

input

install

jam

keep

lay down

load

pad

push

stop

🛑

put down

put on

seat

💺

shake hands

sheathe

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/stoʊ/

Etimologie (English)

Inherited from Middle English: stowe

Inherited from Old English: stōw

Cognate with Old Frisian: stō

Cognate with Yslands: stó

Cognate with Nederlands: stouw

Cognate with Duits: Stau

Inherited from Middle English: stowen

Inherited from Old English: stōwian

Cognate with Nederlands: stuwen

Cognate with Nederduits: stauen

Cognate with Duits: stauen

In summary

From Middle English stowe, from Old English stōw (“place, location”), from Proto-West Germanic *stōu, from Proto-Germanic *stōō (“a place, stowage”), from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand, place, put”). Cognate with Old Frisian stō (“place”), Icelandic stó (“fireplace”), Dutch stouw (“place”), German Stau (“congestion”). See also -stow.