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stash
OXFORD DICTIONARY
stash, v. & n. colloq.
--v.tr. (often foll. by away)
1 conceal; put in a safe or hidden place.
2 hoard, stow, store.
--n.
1 a hiding-place or hide-out.
2 a thing hidden; a cache.
--v.tr. (often foll. by away)
1 conceal; put in a safe or hidden place.
2 hoard, stow, store.
--n.
1 a hiding-place or hide-out.
2 a thing hidden; a cache.
Etymology
18th c.: orig. unkn.
THESAURUS
stash
asylum, bank, bolt-hole, bosom, bottle up, bundle away, bury, cache, coffer, conceal, concealment, corner, cover, covert, coverture, cranny, cubby, cubbyhole, dark corner, den, deposit, ditch, dugout, embosom, ensconce, file, file and forget, foxhole, funk hole, hide, hide away, hideaway, hideout, hidey hole, hiding, hiding place, hoard, hole, hutch, keep hidden, keep secret, lair, lay away, lay down, lay in, lay in store, lock up, lodge, niche, nook, pack away, plant, put away, recess, refuge, reposit, reservoir, retreat, salt away, salt down, sanctuary, screen, seal up, secret place, secrete, squirrel, store, store away, stow, stow away, stow down, undercovert, warehouseFor further exploring for "stash" in Webster Dictionary Online