store

store

verb

Definition of STORE

1

to place somewhere for safekeeping or ready availability <we decided to store the lawn mower in the shed instead of the garage>

Synonyms keep, put up, reposit, stow

Related Words cellar, garage, hangar, house, warehouse; file, pack, shelve

2

to put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place <squirrels commonly store nuts in the hollows of trees and other places to prepare for the winter>

Synonyms cache, lay away, lay by, lay in, lay up, put by, salt away, squirrel (away), stash, stockpile, store, stow, treasure

Related Words accumulate, acquire, amass, assemble, collect, concentrate, garner, gather, pick up, round up, scrape (together); heap, pile, stack; conserve, husband, preserve; bank, coffer, deposit, hold, keep, reserve, retain, save, set by, stock, withhold; bury, conceal, ensconce, secrete

Near Antonyms cast, discard, ditch, dump, fling (off or away), jettison, throw away, throw out, unload; consume, squander, use up, waste; hand out, hand over, relinquish, surrender; blow, dissipate, fritter (away), lavish, misspend, run through, spend; deplete, exhaust, expend, impoverish; dispel, disperse, dissipate, scatter