From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishstowstow /stəʊ $ stoʊ/ (also stow away) verb [transitive always + adverb/preposition] PUTto put or pack something tidily away in a space until you need it again SYN stash I stowed my bag under the seat. equipment stowed away in a closet → stow away→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
stow• Our driver got the mail bags stowed away, and made his horses strike out in good style.• In the daytime the mattress is stowed away in that cupboard.• The sweaters hung beneath the open hatch, the sink was empty and the oilskins stowed away.• She stowed her luggage on the rack above her head and then sat down.• It would also be easy to take down and stow in stormy weather.• All of our camping equipment is stowed in the attic.• These four tubs had been stowed in the open midships section by the base of the foremast.• Trickles of rainwater dripped into the cabins and soaked any clothing that was not safely stowed in watertight kit-bags.• They should be packaged and stowed securely.• I paid the driver, stowed the chair, and guided the old man to some seats up the back.Origin stow (1300-1400) stow “place” ((11-14 centuries)), from Old English 