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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Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 15 Oct. 2025
The hoard includes some unusual coins and tells a story about the time when it was carefully stashed away.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 12 Oct. 2025
Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2025
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
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Verb
Or go on the opposite side of the design spectrum and wake up your coffee party with an Anut Cairo Circus jar—a perfect place to stash sugar cubes.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 15 Oct. 2025
The hoard includes some unusual coins and tells a story about the time when it was carefully stashed away.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 12 Oct. 2025
Noun
Smith fits the archetype and is a stash candidate with huge upside.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2025
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
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“Stash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stash. Accessed 20 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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