stow

Meaning

Noun

A place, stead.

Verb

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

Translations

arrimer

verstauen

mettre

bergen

opbergen

guardar

stuwen

indoen

stouwen

einsetzen

insluiten

introduire

inleggen

serrer

inzetten

Pronounced as (IPA)

/stoʊ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: stowe

Inherited from Old English: stōw

Cognate with Old Frisian: stō

Cognate with Icelandic: stó

Cognate with Dutch: stouw

Cognate with German: Stau

Inherited from Middle English: stowen

Inherited from Old English: stōwian

Cognate with Dutch: stuwen

Cognate with Low German: stauen

Cognate with German: 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.