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Definition of stow verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

stow

verb
 
/stəʊ/
 
/stəʊ/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they stow
 
/stəʊ/
 
/stəʊ/
he / she / it stows
 
/stəʊz/
 
/stəʊz/
past simple stowed
 
/stəʊd/
 
/stəʊd/
past participle stowed
 
/stəʊd/
 
/stəʊd/
-ing form stowing
 
/ˈstəʊɪŋ/
 
/ˈstəʊɪŋ/
Phrasal Verbs
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  1. stow something (away) (in something) to put something in a safe place
    • She found a seat, stowed her backpack and sat down.
    • His passport was stowed away in the desk.
    • The luggage was now safely stowed away in the back of the truck.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • carefully
    • neatly
    • safely
    preposition
    • in
    • on
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    Word Originlate Middle English: shortening of bestow.
See stow in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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