[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

stow \stow\ st=o, v. t. imp.  p. p. stowed st=od; p.
   pr.  vb. n. stowing. oe. stowen, fr. stowe a place, as.
   stow; cf. icel. eldst=oa fireplace, hearth, ofries. st=o,
   and e. stand. root163.
   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.
      1913 webster

            some stow their oars, or stop the leaky sides.
                                                  --dryden.
      1913 webster

   2. to put away in some place; to hide; to lodge.
      1913 webster

            foul thief where hast thou stowed my daughter?
                                                  --shak.
      1913 webster

   3. to arrange anything compactly in; to fill, by packing
      closely; as, to stow a box, car, or the hold of a ship.
      1913 webster
see also:
stowed stowing 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

stow
     v : fill by packing tightly; "stow the cart"

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

67 moby thesaurus words for "stow":
   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

[4] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

stow, ma
  zip codes: 01775
stow, oh city, fips 74944
  location: 41.17657 n, 81.43640 w
  population 1990: 27702 10462 housing units
  area: 44.4 sq km land, 0.5 sq km water
  zip codes: 44224

[5] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

stow, oh -- u.s. city in ohio
   population 2000:    32139
   housing units 2000: 12852
   land area 2000:     17.112144 sq. miles 44.320248 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.230406 sq. miles 0.596748 sq. km
   total area 2000:    17.342550 sq. miles 44.916996 sq. km
   fips code:            74944
   located within:       ohio oh, fips 39
   location:             41.176623 n, 81.436231 w
   zip codes 1990:     44224
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    stow, oh
    stow

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