stow

Signification (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.

Concepts

arrimer

mettre

introduire

serrer

fourrer

placer

caser

cacher

ranger

prendre position

poser

situer

positionner

appliquer

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

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/stoʊ/

Étymologie (English)

Inherited from moyen anglais: stowe

Inherited from ancien anglais: stōw

Cognate with Old Frisian: stō

Cognate with islandais: stó

Cognate with néerlandais: stouw

Cognate with allemand: Stau

Inherited from moyen anglais: stowen

Inherited from ancien anglais: stōwian

Cognate with néerlandais: stuwen

Cognate with bas-allemand: stauen

Cognate with allemand: 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.