Definition of stash
transitive verb
:to store in a usually secret place for future use
—often used with away
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Examples of stash in a Sentence
The police found where he had stashed the drugs.
The gifts were stashed in the closet.
He stashed the equipment under the bed.
We wondered what they had stashed in their backpacks.
Recent Examples of stash from the Web
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To gauge what impact the increase should have had, Murray and his co-workers stashed temperature recorders inside plastic eggs and buried them in 25 croc nests.
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Marijuana leaves and flowers that had been processed were stashed in a half-dozen large garbage bags.
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Those striped bandits carried off their edible loot and stashed it in their colony in our rock wall.
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Some had emergency bail money stashed in their pockets and emergency phone numbers written on their arms, just in case they were taken into custody without their phones.
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There's just no denying that keeping your belongings stashed in a pouch strapped to your waist is the most efficient thing to do.
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A search of the Chevrolet turned up 41 bundles stashed in the door panels.
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A hoodie stashed in your bag or the backseat of your car takes the guesswork out of a long day at the beach or a spontaneous movie night.
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Morning Buns are also good for stashing in your bag:
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Origin and Etymology of stash
stash Synonyms
Synonyms
cache, lay away, lay by, lay in, lay up, put by, salt away, squirrel (away), hoard, stockpile, store, stow, treasureRelated 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, secreteNear 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, scatterDefinition of stash
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:hiding place :cache
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:something stored or hidden away
- a stash of narcotics
Examples of stash in a Sentence
keeps a stash of tissues in her desk in case anyone needs one
Recent Examples of stash from the Web
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Huntsville's eclipse glasses frenzy continued Friday with word that a local grocery store had a stash of the week's hottest item.
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During subsequent search warrants at multiple residences, including McDonald's stash houses, police found packaging materials, almost 600 grams of heroin, more than $10,000 in cash and two handguns, the Attorney General's Office said.
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Other salsa recipes, found on the internet, in cookbooks or from the family recipe stash, should not be canned.
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What was most notable about the Podesta stash — not to mention earlier releases from the Democratic National Committee and Mrs. Clinton’s own server — was the Clinton campaign’s apparent slavishness to email.
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In honor of her #beautyjunkieweek, the actress and lifestyle guru just gave us a look inside her product stash on Instagram, revealing everything from her disorganized drawer to her must-have hair essentials.
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A room in the back hosted poetry readings and discussions with authors, not to mention Allison's personal stash of books.
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Lorenzo immediately posted photos of his stash on Snapchat.
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That timetable could leave the Heat and their $35 million cap stash in limbo, as the clock ticks away on other possibilities.
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First Known Use of stash
circa 1914
stash Synonyms
Synonyms
cache, hoard, stockpile, storeRelated Words
coffers, deposit, funds, nest egg, savings, sinking fund, treasure; inventory, pool, reserve, reservoir, stock; provisions, resources; accumulation, assemblage, collection, gathering, harvest; repertorySTASH Defined for English Language Learners
stash
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verb
Definition of stash for English Language Learners
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: to put (something) in a secret or hidden place
stash
noun
Definition of stash for English Language Learners
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: an amount of something that is stored or hidden
STASH Defined for Kids
Definition of stash for Students
stashed;
stashing
:to store in a usually secret place for future use
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