Stow \Stow\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stowed; p. pr. & vb. n. Stowing.]

[OE. stowen, fr. stowe a place, AS. stow; cf. Icel. eldst[=o]a fireplace, hearth, OFries. st[=o], and E. stand. [root]163.]

1. 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.

Some stow their oars, or stop the leaky sides. --Dryden.

2. To put away in some place; to hide; to lodge.

Foul thief! where hast thou stowed my daughter? --Shak.

3. To arrange anything compactly in; to fill, by packing closely; as, to stow a box, car, or the hold of a ship.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)