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

The White Lotus star, 29, paired the jeans with boots, a chunky belt and a colorful knit cardigan — plus, a pad stashed in her back pocket, of course. —Bailey Richards, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024

The zippered clamshell design has two interior mesh compartments for clothes and two smaller mesh pockets that stash my notebooks and batteries. —Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 21 Oct. 2024

Noun

What matters is Hoback’s correct observation that assuming Nakamoto is Peter Todd, or someone else entirely, this individual (with a personal Bitcoin stash of the 1 million variety) is already a multi-billionaire, and could eventually ascend to trillionaire status. —John Tamny, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024

So the Capital One Venture Card offers a bigger stash of transferrable rewards compared to the Sapphire Preferred. —Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 4 Oct. 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