stash
verb (used with object)
to put by or away as for safekeeping or future use, usually in a secret place (usually followed byaway ).
stashed
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past participleof stash.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof stash.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
stashverb (used with object)to put by or away as for safekeeping or future use, usually in a secret place (usually followed byaway ).
Example Sentences
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Extras should be stashed in the freezer and typically last up to four months.
From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2026
He added he hasn’t found homes stashed away in the Caribbean or lavish spending.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
Straight away we’re suspicious that Carney and co-screenwriter Peter McDonald stashed this story in a drawer ages ago and didn’t bother to dust it off.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
Dividends grew so fat that BDCs stashed some profits in rainy-day “surplus” accounts.
From Barron's ● Apr. 24, 2026
He took ’em and stashed ’em in his bag.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
