[ verb ] fill by packing tightly <verb.contact> stow the cart
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.
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.
I know that if young people ever get exposed to it once, they would know that are other realms of beauty than the disco." If Paul Hogan has a personality, he must remove it prior to giving interviews and stow it in a dark closet.
Monkey Business is the 1931 movie in which the Marx Brothers stow away on a ship; one of their best (1.20 C4).