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Stow vs Loading - What's the difference?

stow | loading |

As nouns the difference between stow and loading

is that stow is a place while loading is the action of the verb to load.

As verbs the difference between stow and loading

is that stow is to put something away in a compact and tidy manner while loading is present participle of lang=en.

stow

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) stowe, from (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)
  • (rare) A place.
    • Quotations
    * (English Citations of "stow")

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) stowen, stawen, stewen, from (etyl) .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to put something away in a compact and tidy manner
  • to put something away to store it in a space-saving manner and over a long time
    • Related terms
    * bestow * stow away

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    loading

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (uncountable) The action of the verb to load .
  • :The loading of hazardous cargoes is not permitted.
  • (countable) A load, especially in the engineering and electrical engineering senses of force exerted, or electrical current or power supplied.
  • :I need to recheck the loadings on the external walls.
  • :The loading on the generators peaks during the early evening.
  • (Australia, industrial relations, countable) A hourly pay rate given to a casual employee which is higher than an equivalent full-time or part-time employee, usually paid to compensate for a lack of benefits such as sick leave or annual leave.

    • Verb

    (head)