stashed; stashing; stashes
: to store in a usually secret place for future use
—often used with away
Synonyms
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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J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 8 Aug. 2024
Saudi police found millions of the white pills stashed inside containers of pomegranates and flour in separate incidents in August 2022 and April 2023.
—Souad Mekhennet, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2024
Pot of gold coins uncovered in excavation of ancient Greek city
The excavation of an ancient Greek city in Turkey uncovered a stash of gold coins from about 2,500 years ago.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 9 Aug. 2024
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Verb
Now’s still a good time to stash money in accounts paying generous interest.
—J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 8 Aug. 2024
Saudi police found millions of the white pills stashed inside containers of pomegranates and flour in separate incidents in August 2022 and April 2023.
—Souad Mekhennet, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
Noun
The boy went to sleep in his mother’s bedroom the night of Oct. 17, 2023, mere feet from where Gastelum-Vera used a stash of metal foil and cut straws to smoke the opioid as part of a gnawing addiction, authorities alleged.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2024
Pot of gold coins uncovered in excavation of ancient Greek city
The excavation of an ancient Greek city in Turkey uncovered a stash of gold coins from about 2,500 years ago.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 9 Aug. 2024
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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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