stash
Americanverb (used with object)
noun
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something put away or hidden.
a stash of gold coins buried in the garden.
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a place in which something is stored secretly; hiding place; cache.
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Slang. a supply of hidden drugs.
verb
noun
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informal a secret store or the place where this is hidden
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slang drugs kept for personal consumption
Other Word Forms
Inflected Forms
Nouns
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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stashsimple
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stashessimple
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have stashedperfect
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has stashedperfect
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am stashingprogressive
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are stashingprogressive
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is stashingprogressive
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have been stashingperfect progressive
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has been stashingperfect progressive
Past
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stashedsimple
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had stashedperfect
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was stashingprogressive
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were stashingprogressive
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had been stashingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of stash
Explanation
When you stash something, you stow it away to use it later. Your little brother might stash his Halloween candy under his bed, for example. Use the word stash as a verb that means "hoard" or "stockpile," or as a noun — a pirate's secret pile of gold doubloons can be called a stash, and so can the collection of overdue library books you've got piled beside your bed. The verb version of stash was originally a late 1700's criminals' slang word meaning "conceal." It may have come from a combination of stow and cache.
Vocabulary lists containing stash
Example Sentences
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Oey didn’t rule out the possibility of Stash going public in the future, but said the top priority is growing the business first.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
"We're reaching this critical inflection point in terms of the government shutdown and its ramifications for the broader economy," said Stash Graham, managing director of Graham Capital Management.
From BBC • Oct. 15, 2025
Stash away your additional take-home pay rather than upping your lifestyle.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 1, 2023
David Stash said he had spoken to Fetterman three or four times the past two weeks and winced watching Tuesday’s debate.
From Washington Post • Oct. 27, 2022
I saw a flush O'er the coarse cheeks of that Coster rush, "Stash it!" he murmured.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, October 3, 1891 by Various
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