stash
verb (used with object)
to put by or away as for safekeeping or future use, usually in a secret place (usually followed byaway ).
have stashed
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present perfectof stash.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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In “The Moment,” she does that segment again, only this time she doesn’t know what her assistants have stashed in her purse.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2026
Today, more than 70 million Americans have stashed more than $9 trillion in these tax-advantaged accounts, according to the Investment Company Institute.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 23, 2025
Birmingham-born stage manager Kevin Rowe shows us around the dark corridors beneath the stage, where the crew have stashed secret reserves of Gatorade and iced coffee to help them survive the sticky Miami heat.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2025
Usually, I preach about the importance of having a large emergency fund, but even I can agree that the amount of cash you have stashed away is excessive.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2023
The kid could have stashed it in a Dumpster or tossed it in some bushes as he ran away.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
