stashed; stashing; stashes
: to store in a usually secret place for future use
—often used with away
Examples of stash in a Sentence
Verb
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.
Noun
keeps a stash of tissues in her desk in case anyone needs one
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Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2025
Every child picked up their own fork and started to stash mac and cheese into their mouth, more than half of it ending up on the floor.
—Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
At the end of that episode, Grasso calls Tom to tell him about the hit on the Dark Hearts stash house, seemingly because Grasso got called in by them and ended up being first on the scene before other cops.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025
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Verb
The separate shoe compartment is great for keeping your dirty shoes or laundry separate from the rest of your items, while the wet pocket has plenty of space to stash toiletries.
—Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2025
Every child picked up their own fork and started to stash mac and cheese into their mouth, more than half of it ending up on the floor.
—Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
This duffel bag fits perfectly under airplane seats and has a spacious main compartment to fit extra clothes and shoes, plus convenient stash pockets and pouches for my passport, wallet, and in-flight essentials like my headphones and portable charger.
—Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
At the end of that episode, Grasso calls Tom to tell him about the hit on the Dark Hearts stash house, seemingly because Grasso got called in by them and ended up being first on the scene before other cops.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Stash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stash. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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stash
1 of 2 verb
: to store in a usually secret place for future use
stash
2 of 2 noun1
: a hiding place
used the cupboard as a secret stash
2
: something stored or hidden away
had a stash of money in the closet
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