stashed; stashing; stashes
: to store in a usually secret place for future use
—often used with away
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
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Dahvi Shira, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
That woman tuned out to be Barba, who police discovered in a car nearby an apartment where the drugs were meant to be stashed with a shoebox of fentanyl on the front passenger floor.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2025
Intermediate and advanced runs dominated the uncrowded slopes, with a 2,800-vertical drop and stashes of powder among the trees.
—Elaine Glusac, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
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Verb
The Lifting Eye Serum, to Dr. Barbara Sturm Enzyme Cleanser and more, Olivia Culpo has been known to stash a few high-end buys in her beauty cabinet.
—Dahvi Shira, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
That woman tuned out to be Barba, who police discovered in a car nearby an apartment where the drugs were meant to be stashed with a shoebox of fentanyl on the front passenger floor.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
Noun
Does anybody have an extra stash of La Tiara taco shells?
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2025
Intermediate and advanced runs dominated the uncrowded slopes, with a 2,800-vertical drop and stashes of powder among the trees.
—Elaine Glusac, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Stash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stash. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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stash
1 of 2 verb
: to store in a usually secret place for future use
stash
2 of 2 noun1
: a hiding place
used the cupboard as a secret stash
2
: something stored or hidden away
had a stash of money in the closet
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