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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Stow \Stow\ (st[=o]), verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Stowed} (st[=o]d); 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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
stow
verb: fill by packing tightly; "stow the cart"
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
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
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Stow, MA Zip code(s): 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 code(s): 44224
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
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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