stow
[stoh]
–verb (used
with object)
1. to put in
a place or receptacle, as for storage or reserve; pack: He stowed the
potatoes in our cellar.
2. to fill (a
place or receptacle) by packing: to stow a carton with books.
3. to have or
afford room for; hold.
4.
to put away, as in a safe or convenient place (often fol. by away). |
stow-age
[stoh-ij]
–noun
1. an act or operation of stowing.
2. the
state or manner of being stowed.
3. room
or accommodation for stowing something.
4. a
place in which something is or may be stowed.
5.
something that is stowed or to be stowed.
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