stow

[US]/stəʊ/
[UK]/sto/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt.load, especially onto a ship or plane, without payment;put away or store something
Word Forms
Present Participlestowing
Third Person Singularstows
Past Participlestowed
Past Tensestowed

Phrases & Collocations

stow away

stow luggage

securely stow

stow cargo

stow equipment

neatly stow

quickly stow

Example Sentences

stow the hold with cargo

Shall we stow it up to the deckhead?

The ship’s cargo is stowed in the hold.

He stowed away on a ship bound for Vigo.

she stowed the map away in the glove compartment.

he stowed away on a ship bound for South Africa.

stowed his gear in the footlocker.

He stowed his passport away safely in a drawer.

she stowed her purchases in the car.

Barney began stowing her luggage into the boot.

Don't stow the hairy crab up to the deckhead. You have to keep some space for cooling.

stowed carrots and potatoes in the root cellar.

The vower disavowed the vowels. The towboat is stowed with bestowed stone.

The incoming director of water, Mr David Stower, said the ministry would intensify and expand resource flows into the sector to rehabilitate water schemes.

Real-world Examples

Can we stow the gadgets and look alive?

Source: Rick and Morty Season 1 (Bilingual)

Can I stow your bag for you?

Source: Modern Family Season 6

Can I stow that overhead for you? - Certainly.

Source: Mr. Bean's Holiday Original Soundtrack

With full-sized planes, the benefit should increase, as more people can stow their luggage simultaneously along the longer aisles.

Source: The Economist - Technology

It's possible they stowed away in an international cargo shipment.

Source: CNN Listening Compilation September 2021

Careful where you stow it, or you'll blow yourself up.

Source: Out of Control Season 3

All right. I accept this reduced offer at $ 98 per metric ton FOB stowed.

Source: Foreign Trade English Topics King

Plastic litter got just about everywhere, while ants stowed away on ships to spread around the globe.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Compilation January 2014

Unknown to the crew, I've stowed some food and flasks of water inside.

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

Snape was on his feet again, and was stowing the OWL paper in his bag.

Source: 5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

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