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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Stow \Stow\ (st[=o]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stowed (st[=o]d); p.
     pr. & vb. n. Stowing.] [OE. stowen, fr. stowe a place, AS.
     stow; cf. Icel. eldst[=o]a fireplace, hearth, OFries. st[=o],
     and E. stand. [root]163.]
     1. To place or arrange in a compact mass; to put in its
        proper place, or in a suitable place; to pack; as, to
        stowbags, bales, or casks in a ship's hold; to stow hay in
        a mow; to stow sheaves.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Some stow their oars, or stop the leaky sides.
                                                    --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To put away in some place; to hide; to lodge.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Foul thief! where hast thou stowed my daughter?
                                                    --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To arrange anything compactly in; to fill, by packing
        closely; as, to stow a box, car, or the hold of a ship.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Stow \Stow\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stowed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Stowing.] [OE. stowen, fr. stowe a place, AS. stow; cf.
     Icel. eldst[=o]a fireplace, hearth, OFries. st[=o], and E.
     stand. [root]163.]
     1. To place or arrange in a compact mass; to put in its
        proper place, or in a suitable place; to pack; as, to
        stowbags, bales, or casks in a ship's hold; to stow hay in
        a mow; to stow sheaves.
  
              Some stow their oars, or stop the leaky sides.
                                                    --Dryden.
  
     2. To put away in some place; to hide; to lodge.
  
              Foul thief! where hast thou stowed my daughter?
                                                    --Shak.
  
     3. To arrange anything compactly in; to fill, by packing
        closely; as, to stow a box, car, or the hold of a ship.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  stowed
     vb.
     (infl of en stow  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  stowed
     vb.
     (infl of en stow  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  stowed
     vb.
     (infl of en stow  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  stowed
     vb.
     (infl of en stow  ed-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  stowed
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm s tow ed)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Stowed /stˈəʊd/
  محفوظ

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  stowed /stˈəʊd/
  versetzt, zugekippt
     Synonyms: filled, packed, gobed
  
   see: fill, pack, stow, gob sth., filling, packing, stowing, gobing
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  stowed /stˈəʊd/
  verstaut, untergebracht, versorgt
        "I stowed my bag under the seat."  - Ich verstaute meine Tasche unter dem Sitz.
     Synonym: stowed away
  
   see: stow sth., stow away sth., stowing, stowing away
  

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈstoʊd/


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