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stash

[ stash ]
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verb (used with object)

to put by or away as for safekeeping or future use, usually in a secret place (usually followed by away): The squirrel stashes away nuts for winter.

noun

something put away or hidden: a stash of gold coins buried in the garden.
a place in which something is stored secretly; hiding place; cache.
Slang. a supply of hidden drugs.

RELATED WORDS

stockpile, inventory, cache, trove, conceal, disguise, bury, smuggle, secrete, amass, hide, collect, deposit, abundance, cumulation, wealth, agglomeration, supply, conglomeration, reservoir

Nearby words

starveling, starving, starwort, stary oskol, stases, stash, stashie, stasi, stasidion, stasimon, stasis

Origin of stash

1775–85; blend of stow and cache
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British Dictionary definitions for stash

stash

/ (stæʃ) /

verb

(tr often foll by away) informal to put or store (money, valuables, etc) in a secret place, as for safekeeping

noun

informal a secret store or the place where this is hidden
slang drugs kept for personal consumption

Word Origin for stash

C20: origin unknown
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