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Stowing

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stow  (st)
tr.v. stowed, stow·ing, stows
1.
a. To place or arrange, especially in a neat, compact way: stowed his gear in the footlocker.
b. To fill (a place or container) by packing tightly.
2. To store for future use: stowed carrots and potatoes in the root cellar.
3. Slang To refrain from; stop.
4. To provide lodging for; quarter.
Phrasal Verb:
stow away
1. To hide oneself aboard a conveyance in order to obtain free transportation.
2. Informal To consume (food or drink) greedily.
[Middle English stowen, from stowe, place, from Old English stw; see st- in Indo-European roots.]
stowa·ble adj.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.stowing - the act of packing or storing away
stowage
storage - the commercial enterprise of storing goods and materials
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You would see her on her knees, I expect, lingering humorously over some of your contents, wondering where on earth you had picked this thing up, making discoveries sweet and not so sweet, pressing this to her cheek as if it were as nice as a kitten, and hurriedly stowing that out of sight.
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A woman she was, for a braid of her hair was flying, and she was just in the act of recapturing it and stowing it away beneath a hat that for all the world was like his own "Baden-Powell.
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Little was said by either party in the carriage during our short transit homewards; but when I had entered my room and thrown myself into an easy- chair, to reflect on the events of the day, my aunt followed me thither, and having dismissed Rachel, who was carefully stowing away my ornaments, closed the door; and placing a chair beside me, or rather at right angles with mine, sat down.
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