Stash

//stæʃ// name, noun, verb, slang

name, noun, verb, slang ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A collection, sometimes hidden. countable

    "Near-synonyms: cache, reserve"

  2. 2
    A mustache. informal, nonstandard, slang
  3. 3
    a secret store of valuables or money wordnet
  4. 4
    A place where drugs are stored. US, countable, informal, slang

    "The dealers managed to store the dope in the stash just in time to avoid being caught by the police."

  5. 5
    Clothing or other items branded with a particular university club or society's logo. UK, slang, uncountable

    "Near-synonyms: merch, swag"

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  1. 6
    A collection of yarn or other materials not yet allocated to any particular craft project. countable

    "My stash is mostly unfinished objects on the needles. I have one bag of yarn that I bought to make a coat."

Verb
  1. 1
    To hide or store away for later use. transitive

    "He stashed his liquor in the cabinet under the bar."

  2. 2
    save up as for future use wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from German.

Synonyms

All synonyms
cachehive uphoardasylumbankbolt hole

Example

More examples

"A pre-dawn raid has netted a large stash of illegal steroids and several bags of cash."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Unknown. Perhaps a blend of stick + cache or stow + cache.

Etymology 2

Apheretic clipping of mustache.

Etymology 3

Americanized spelling of German Stasch.

Related phrases

stash awaystash it

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