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stowing
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stowing
(encz) | stowing,zakládání n: Zdeněk Brož |
Stowing
(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.
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Some stow their oars, or stop the leaky sides.
--Dryden.
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2. To put away in some place; to hide; to lodge.
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Foul thief! where hast thou stowed my daughter?
--Shak.
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3. To arrange anything compactly in; to fill, by packing
closely; as, to stow a box, car, or the hold of a ship.
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Stowing
(gcide) | Stowing \Stow"ing\, n. (Mining)
A method of working in which the waste is packed into the
space formed by excavating the vein.
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stowing
(wn) | stowing
n 1: the act of packing or storing away [syn: stowage,
stowing] |
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Bestowing
(gcide) | Bestow \Be*stow"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bestowed; p. pr. & vb.
n. Bestowing.] [OE. bestowen; pref. be- + stow a place. See
Stow.]
1. To lay up in store; to deposit for safe keeping; to stow;
to place; to put. "He bestowed it in a pouch." --Sir W.
Scott.
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See that the women are bestowed in safety. --Byron.
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2. To use; to apply; to devote, as time or strength in some
occupation.
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3. To expend, as money. [Obs.]
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4. To give or confer; to impart; -- with on or upon.
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Empire is on us bestowed. --Cowper.
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Though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor. --1
Cor. xiii. 3.
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5. To give in marriage.
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I could have bestowed her upon a fine gentleman.
--Tatler.
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6. To demean; to conduct; to behave; -- followed by a
reflexive pronoun. [Obs.]
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How might we see Falstaff bestow himself to-night in
his true colors, and not ourselves be seen ? --Shak.
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Syn: To give; grant; present; confer; accord.
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stowing
(wn) | stowing
n 1: the act of packing or storing away [syn: stowage,
stowing] |
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