destash
destash verb: to remove (a yarn, fabric, equipment, etc.) from one's collection.
Verb
destash (third-person singular simple present destashes, present participle destashing, simple past and past participle destashed)
- To remove (a yarn, fabric, equipment, etc.) from one's collection.
- She destashed some needles that I ended up taking off her hands last summer.2004, JJMolvik, “A question about selling”, in rec.crafts.textiles.yarn (Usenet)
- I'm doing some destashing to feed my coffee addiction (and to free up some space!). Nothing is "for sale" as such[…]2007, WoolyGooly, “Destashing”, in rec.crafts.textiles.yarn (Usenet)
Forms of destash
| third-person singular present | destashes |
|---|---|
| present participle | destashing |
| past participle | destashed |
| past | destashed |
Origin of destash
From de- + stash.
Questions about destash
- What does destash mean?
- Destash means to remove (a yarn, fabric, equipment, etc.) from one's collection.
- What part of speech is destash?
- Destash is a verb.
- What is the past tense of destash?
- The past tense of destash is destashed.
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