Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - stow
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Stow
stow
also stow away ~ v T 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 phr v 1 to hide on a ship or plane in order to travel secretly or without paying (The boy was caught trying to stow away on a plane bound for India.) 2 T stow something away) to stow something (- see also stowaway)
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1.
(stows, stowing, stowed) If you stow something somewhere, you carefully put it there until it is needed. I helped her stow her bags in the boot of the car... VERB: V n prep/adv, also V n • stow away (stow away) He stowed away on a ferry and landed in North Shields. PHRASAL VERB: V P ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
2.
transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, to place, from ~e place, from Old English stow; akin to Old Frisian sto place, Greek stylos pillar — more at steer Date: 14th century 1. house, lodge 2. a. to put away for future use ; store b. obsolete to lock up for safekeeping ; confine 3. a. to dispose in an orderly fashion ; arrange, pack b. load 4. slang to put aside ; stop 5. a. archaic crowd b. to eat or drink up — usually used with away ~ed away a huge dinner STOW I. biographical name John 1525-1605 English historian & antiquarian II. geographical name city NE Ohio NE of Akron population 32,139 ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v.tr. 1 pack (goods etc.) tidily and compactly. 2 Naut. place (a cargo or provisions) in its proper place and order. 3 fill (a receptacle) with articles compactly arranged. 4 (usu. in imper.) sl. abstain or cease from (stow the noise!). Phrases and idioms stow away 1 place (a thing) where it will not cause an obstruction. 2 be a stowaway on a ship etc. Etymology: ME, f. BESTOW: in Naut. use perh. infl. by Du. stouwen ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) укладывать; размещать; мор. тж штивать (груз) 2) горн. закладывать (выработанное пространство) 3) наполнять, набивать (льдом вагоны-рефрижераторы) ...Большой Англо-русский Русско-английский политехнический словарь
Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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1. укладывать, складывать to stow clothes in a trunk —- сложить одежду в сундук 2. убирать to stow the anchor —- мор. убирать якорь 3. наполнять, набивать to stow smth. full of smth. —- наполнить (набить) до отказа чем-л. to stow a trunk with clothes —- набить сундук одеждой the house was stowed —- театр был полон (набит до отказа) 4. загружать, грузить; штивать (груз) to stow the cargo —- погрузить груз (товары) (на судно) to stow the hold —- укладывать груз в трюме to stow away from the boilers —- не грузить близ котлов 5. горн. закладывать выработку пустой породой 6. вмещать 7. простореч. прекращать stow the chatter! —- кончай болтать stow it! —- заткнись! ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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v. 1) укладывать, складывать (into); Supplies for the whole voyage were stowed into lockers on board the big ship. 2) наполнять, набивать (with); The boxes beside the road are stowed with sand and salt for putting on icy roads to make them safer; to stow a ship - грузить судно 3) sl. прекращать; stow that nonsense! - бросьте эти глупости! - stow away STOW away а) прятать; The other mats can be stowed away until we move to a bigger house; б) ехать на пароходе без билета; Having no money for the voyage, he succeeded in the end in stowing away on a passenger ship heading for England; в) много есть; Have you seen the amount of food those children can stow away at one meal? ...Англо-русский словарь
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- M.E. verb use of O.E. noun stow "a place" (common in place names) from P.Gmc. *stowijanan. The nautical sense of "put away to be stored, pack" was enforced by Du. stouwen "to cram, pack up close." Phrase stow away "conceal" is first found 1795; the noun stowaway is from 1850. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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