Stōw, v. t.
v. t. [imp. & p. p. STOWED; p. pr. & vb. n. STOWING.] [D. stouwen, stuwen, Dan. stuve, Sw. stufva, M. H. Ger. stōuwen, N. H. & L. Ger. stauen. Cf. A-S. stōw, a place, a fixed place or mansion, Icel. & O. Fries. stō.]
Sense 1. To place or arrange in a compact mass; to put in a suitable place or position; as, to stow bags, bales, or casks in a ship’s hold; to stow hay in a mow; to stow sheaves.
Sense 2. To accumulate, or compactly arrange, any thing in; to fill, by packing closely; as, to stow a box, or the hold of a ship.