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stow

Pronunciation: /stəʊ/

The English word “stow” has 7 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. 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. To cease; to stop doing something.

interjection

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

Etymology

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.

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