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Definition of stow verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

stow

verb

NAmE//stoʊ//

stow something (away) (in something)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they stow

he / she / it stows

past simple stowed

-ing form stowing

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.

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