stowing (verb)

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• stow — [[t]sto͟ʊ[/t]] stows, stowing, stowed VERB If you stow something somewhere, you carefully put it there until it is needed. [V n prep/adv] I helped her stow her bags in the boot of the car... [V n prep/adv] Alistair had carefully folded up the… …   English dictionary

• stow — 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… …   English dictionary

• stow away — phrasal verb Word forms stow away : present tense I/you/we/they stow away he/she/it stows away present participle stowing away past tense stowed away past participle stowed away 1) [intransitive] to hide in a vehicle, ship, or plane in order to… …   English dictionary

• rum|mage — «RUHM ihj», verb, maged, mag|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to search thoroughly by moving things about: »I rummaged three drawers before I found my gloves. He rummaged his pockets (Mark Twain). SYNONYM(S): See syn. under search. (Cf. ↑s …   Useful english dictionary