stashes; stashed; stashing
informal
: to put (something) in a secret or hidden place
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.
—often + awayShe kept her money stashed safely away.
The papers were stashed away in a box.
plural stashes
informal
: an amount of something that is stored or hidden
a drug stash
—often + ofa stash of guns
She kept a stash of money for emergencies.
We found her stash of candy.
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“Stash.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/stash. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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