stash

1 of 2

verb

ˈstash 

stashed; stashing; stashes

transitive verb

: to store in a usually secret place for future use

—often used with away

stash

2 of 2

noun

1

: hiding place : cache

2

: something stored or hidden away

a stash of narcotics

Synonyms

Verb

• cache
• hoard
• lay away
• lay by
• lay in
• lay up
• put by
• salt away
• squirrel (away)
• stockpile
• store
• stow
• treasure

Noun

• cache
• hoard
• stockpile
• store

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

There are many cubbies in the front and rear for stashing bottles and other stray stuff, and space up front is generous for passengers over six feet. —Matthew MacConnell, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024

Roughly a quarter of their income is automatically stashed in investment accounts. —Mike Winters,tasia Jensen, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024

Noun

After he was arrested, police discovered a stash of 20,000 videos and photos stored on his computer, which documented rape and abuse inflicted on his wife. —Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024

The food stash, the waste disposal, none of that comes into play, and the characters are wholly incurious about whatever’s going on outside their cave. —Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Verb

origin unknown

First Known Use

Verb

1797, in the meaning defined above

Noun

circa 1914, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

stash

1 of 2 verb

ˈstash 

: to store in a usually secret place for future use

stash

2 of 2 noun

1

: a hiding place

used the cupboard as a secret stash

2

: something stored or hidden away

had a stash of money in the closet