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  • 11Stow —   [stəʊ], Julian Randolph, australischer Schriftsteller, * Geraldton 28. 11. 1935; studierte Sprachen und Anthropologie, lebt seit 1966 in England. In seinen auf Mythologie und Geschichte zurückgreifenden, dem Vorbild P. Whites verpflichteten… …

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  • 12stow — ► VERB 1) pack or store (an object) tidily in an appropriate place. 2) (stow away) conceal oneself on a ship, aircraft, etc. so as to travel secretly or without paying. DERIVATIVES stowage noun. ORIGIN shortening of BESTOW(Cf. ↑bestowal …

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  • 13stow — index deposit (place), garner, hoard, load Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 14stow — [v] reserve, store bundle, deposit, load, pack, pack like sardines*, put away, secrete, stash, stuff, top off, tuck, warehouse*; concept 209 Ant. throw overboard, use, waste …

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  • 15stow — be·stow; be·stow·al; be·stow·er; be·stow·ing; be·stow·ment; mis·be·stow; re·stow; stow·age; stow; stow·bord; un·stow; wal·tham·stow; stow·er; re·stow·al; stow·board; …

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  • 16stow — also stow away verb (transitive always + adv/prep) to put or pack something tidily away in a space until you need it again: You can stow your gear under the bed. stow away phrasal verb 1 (I) to hide on a ship or plane in order to travel secretly… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17stow — stowable, adj. /stoh/, v.t. 1. Naut. a. to put (cargo, provisions, etc.) in the places intended for them. b. to put (sails, spars, gear, etc.) in the proper place or condition when not in use. 2. to put in a place or receptacle, as for storage or …

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  • 18stow — [[t]stoʊ[/t]] v. t. 1) to put away in an orderly fashion 2) to put away for future use 3) to fill; load: to stow a carton with books[/ex] 4) to have room for; hold 5) sts Slang. to stop; break off: Stow the talk[/ex] 6) to lodge; house 7) phv… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 19Stow — Recorded as Stow, Stowe, Stower, Stowers, this interesting surname is English. It is habitational deriving from the pre 7th Century word stow meaning a meeting place, but more specifically a holy place . The name was originally given to a person… …

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  • 20stow — UK [stəʊ] / US [stoʊ] verb [transitive] Word forms stow : present tense I/you/we/they stow he/she/it stows present participle stowing past tense stowed past participle stowed to put something somewhere while you are not using it Please stow your… …

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