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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.

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[Middle English stowen, from stowe, place, from Old English stw; see st- in Indo-European roots.]

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stowa·ble adj.

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stow [stəʊ]

vb (tr)

1. (often foll by away) to pack or store

2. to fill by packing

3. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical to pack or put away (cargo, sails and other gear, etc.)

4. to have enough room for

5. (usually imperative) Brit slang to cease from stow your noise! stow it!

[Old English stōwian to keep, hold back, from stōw a place; related to Old High German stouwen to accuse, Gothic stōjan to judge, Old Slavonic staviti to place]

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Stow [stəʊ]

n

(Biographies / Stow, John (1525-1605) M, English, ARTS AND CRAFTS: antiquarian) John. 1525-1605, English antiquary, noted for his Survey of London and Westminster (1598; 1603)

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

stow - fill by packing tightly; "stow the cart" pack - arrange in a container; "pack the books into the boxes"

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stow

verb pack, load, put away, store, stuff, deposit, jam, tuck, bundle, cram, stash (informal), secrete I helped her stow her bags in the boot of the car.

stow away travel secretly, hide, conceal yourself, secrete yourself He stowed away on a ferry and landed in North Shields.

Translations

stow [stəʊ] VT

1. (Naut) [+ cargo] → estibar, arrumar

2. (= put away) → guardar
where can I stow this? → ¿esto dónde lo pongo?
stow it! → ¡déjate de eso!, ¡cállate!, ¡basta ya!

stow away

A. VT + ADV (= put away) → guardar; (= hide) → esconder
to stow food away (fig) → despachar rápidamente una comida, zamparse una comida

B. VI + ADV (on ship, plane) → viajar de polizón

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stow [ˈstəʊ] vt (= put away) → ranger

stow away

vt sep (= put away) → embarquer

vi [person] (on ship, plane) → embarquer

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stow

vt

(Naut) cargo → verladen, (ver)stauen; ship → (be)laden

(= put away: also stow away) → verstauen (→ in in +dat); he stowed the money (away) behind the clock → er versteckte das Geld hinter der Uhr

(inf, = desist) stow it! → hör auf!

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stow [stəʊ] vt (Naut) (cargo) → stivare

stow away

1. vt + adv → mettere via

2. vi + adv → imbarcarsi clandestinamente

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stow

v stow [stəu]

to pack neatly and especially out of sight The sailor stowed his belongings in his locker. bêre يُنَضِّد، يُرَتِّب скатавам uložit anbringe verstauen τακτοποιώ, φυλάγω guardar, poner, colocar pakkima, varjule panema بسته بندي كردن pakata ranger לְאַחסֵן בְּצוּרָה מְסוּדֶרֶת सजाकर रखना, लगा देना, सजाकर भर देना natovariti, slagati elrak menyimpan stafla, pakka riporre; stivare しまい込む (보이지 않는 곳에) 정리해 치워 두다 sudėti, sukišti nobāzt; noglabāt menyimpan wegbergen stue vekk, plassere układać, chować guardar a pune la loc sigur складывать, убирать uložiť zložiti odložiti stuva [] จัดเก็บ saklamak 收藏 укладати قرینے سے رکھنا xếp gọn 收藏

n stowaway

a person who stows away They found a stowaway on the ship. verstekeling مُسافِر سَفينَه مُتَهَرِّب من دَفْع الأجْرَه пътъващ без билет černý pasažér blind passager blinder Passagier λαθρεπιβάτης polizón piletita sõitja مسافر قاچاق salamatkustaja passager/-ère clandestin/-ine נוֹסֵע סמוּי छिपकर यात्रा करने वाला slijepi putnik potyautas penumpang gelap laumufarþegi (passeggero clandestino) 密航者 밀항자 keleivis be bilieto bezbiļetnieks (uz kuģa) penumpang gelap verstekeling blindpassasjer pasażer na gapę passageiro clandestino pasager clandestin безбилетный пассажир čierny pasažier slepi potnik slepi putnik fripassagerare คนที่แอบขึ้นเรือ kaçak yolcu 偷乘者 пасажир без квитка وہ شخص جو جہاز میں بلا ٹکٹ چھپ کر بیٹھ جاءے người đi tàu, máy bay lậu vé 偷乘者

stow away

1 to hide oneself on a ship, aircraft etc before its departure, in order to travel on it without paying the fare He stowed away on a cargo ship for New York. versteek يَخْتَفي في سَفينَه مُتَهَرِّباً من دَفْع الأجْرَه пътъвам без билет ukrýt se rejse som blind passager sich als blinder Passagier verstecken ταξιδεύω λαθραία viajar de polizón jänest sõitma قاچاقي سوار شدن matkustaa jäniksenä voyager clandestinement נוֹסֵע סמוּי छिपकर यात्रा करने वाला putovati kao slijepi putnik elrejtőzik menjadi penumpang gelap fara sem laumufarþegi (viaggiare clandestinamente) 密航する 무임 승선하다 keliauti be bilieto uzlavīties uz kuģa (lai brauktu bez biļetes) menumpang gelap zich verbergen reise som blindpassasjer podróżować na gapę embarcar clandestinamente a călători clan­destin ехать зайцем ukryť sa potovati kot slepi potnik putovati kao slepi putnik gömma sig ombord แอบขึ้นเรือหรือเครื่องบินเพือไม่เสียค่าโดยสาร kaçak binmek 偷乘 їхати без квитка بلا ٹکٹ سفر کرنے کے لیے جہاز میں خود کو چھپانا lậu vé 偷乘

2 to put or pack in a (secret) place until required My jewellery is safely stowed away in the bank. versteek يُخْفي، يَحْتَفِظ في مكانٍ سِرّي прибирам uložit gemme; opbevare verstauen φυλάγω, καταχωνιάζω guardar hoiule panema, (ära) paigutama جاسازي كردن panna talteen ranger לְאַפסֵן छिपाना ukloniti, pohraniti gondosan elrejt vmit dengan cermat koma fyrir á öruggum stað riporre しまう 보관하다 paslėpti noglabāt menyimpan sesuatu di sesuatu wegbergen gjemme ukrywać guardar a pune bine прятать uložiť, odpratať spraviti odložiti stuva undan, gömma เก็บไว้ saklamak 收藏 ховати کسی خفیہ جگہ پر چھپا کر رکھنا cất giấu 收藏