'Stowing' definitions:
Definition of 'stowing'
(from WordNet)
noun
The act of packing or storing away [syn: stowage, stowing]
Definition of 'Stowing'
From: GCIDE
- Stowing \Stow"ing\, n. (Mining) A method of working in which the waste is packed into the space formed by excavating the vein. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Stowing'
From: GCIDE
- Stow \Stow\ (st[=o]), v. t. [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. [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]