as in hoard
a supply stored up and often hidden away
keeps a stash of tissues in her desk in case anyone needs one
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as in to store
to put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place
stashed the extra antifreeze in the trunk of the car
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Recent Examples of stash
Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Feb. 2025
In 2017, a humanitarian crisis in Bangladesh showed just how powerful the vaccine stash could be.
—Bymartin Enserink, science.org, 6 Feb. 2025
Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 23 Jan. 2025
So this was contraband liquor removed from the club in Creek County and stashed across the road in Tulsa County as an effort to baffle enforcers.
—Charles Hammer, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2025
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Noun
He’s got a secret stash of company intel buried in a trunk.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Feb. 2025
In 2017, a humanitarian crisis in Bangladesh showed just how powerful the vaccine stash could be.
—Bymartin Enserink, science.org, 6 Feb. 2025
Verb
The front also has a small pocket that our tester found helpful for stashing small items.
—Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 23 Jan. 2025
So this was contraband liquor removed from the club in Creek County and stashed across the road in Tulsa County as an effort to baffle enforcers.
—Charles Hammer, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Stash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stash. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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