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stash Definition

stash (stas̸h)

transitive verb

to put or hide away (money, valuables, etc.) in a secret or safe place, as for future use

Etymology: < ? stow & cache

noun

  1. a place for hiding things
  2. something hidden away; specif., a hidden supply of an illegal drug

stash Usage Examples

Object

  • cash: So stash enough cash for a taxi if you're going to party late into the night.
  • money: Yes, Sun generates cash every quarter and stashes the money away in its vault.

Converse of object

  • have: Should April showers strike, the driver has a plentiful stash of plastic macs.

Adjective modifier

  • hidden: Well the nice folks at Terminal Reality have left hidden stashes of cash all over the courses.
  • huge: The police search uncovers a huge stash of cannabis hidden in the belly of the bus.
  • small: More intriguing still, each carried a small stash of $ 100 bills issued in sequence.
  • own: There may be one or two that immediately spring to mind from your own stash.
  • large: The author argues that there is more to a successful retirement than amassing a large stash of money.

Modifying Another Word

  • safely: With all this knowledge safely stashed in the memory banks you should be set for a fine summer's cruising.
  • somewhere: In fact, I ended up reviewing something for her magazine, a copy of which I've got stashed away somewhere.
  • away: Enabling you to stash away whatever you want inside.
  • then: Society Description If you have an instrument stashed away then drag it out and give it a blow through.

Followed by an intransitive particle

  • away: Special seat back holders allow you to stash away all the essentials for the journey.

Preposition: in

  • bank: With all this knowledge safely stashed in the memory banks you should be set for a fine summer's cruising.
  • account: Our dictator fallen today will miss his millions stashed in mountainous bank accounts.

Preposition: of

  • cash: Well the nice folks at Terminal Reality have left hidden stashes of cash all over the courses.
  • drug: You're mounted on a motor bike and must crush stashes of drugs and collect crystals.
  • money: But the next morning, Joan adds that Jerry has been shot and killed by the police and their stash of money recovered.
  • gold: Without his stash of gold there, Harry would be entirely dependent on the ghastly Dursleys.
  • food: Vikki finds a stash of food in Briony's bag - she breaks down; Matt vows to help her.

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