| Stow 1. (v. t.) 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. 2. (v. t.) To put away in some place; to hide; to lodge. 3. (v. t.) To arrange anything compactly in; to fill, by packing closely; as, to stow a box, car, or the hold of a ship. Thesaurus Entries bag, bank, barrel, bottle, box, bundle, bundle away, burden, cache, can, coffer, conceal, cram, crate, delay, deposit, file, fill, freight, heap, heap up, hide, hutch, jam, lade, lay aside, lay away, lay by, lay down, lay in, lay in store, load, lodge, mass, pack, pack away, pigeonhole, pile, place, pocket, postpone, push aside, put aside, put away, put in mothballs, reposit, reservoir, sack, salt away, salt down, secrete, set aside, set by, shelve, ship, sideline, stack, stash, store, store away, stow away, stow down, stuff, table, table the motion, warehouse, wedge |