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store away

store away verb: to keep a supply of something, in a place or container.

Verb

store away (third-person singular simple present stores away, present participle storing away, simple past and past participle stored away)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To keep a supply of something, in a place or container.
    • I don't think I need these papers any more, but just in case, I'll store them away in the attic.
    Synonyms:
    store

Synonyms of store away

Forms of store away

third-person singular presentstores away
present participlestoring away
past participlestored away
paststored away

Questions about store away

What does store away mean?
Store away means to keep a supply of something, in a place or container.
What part of speech is store away?
Store away is a verb.
What is the past tense of store away?
The past tense of store away is stored away.

Words near store away in the dictionary

  1. Storcks
  2. Stordahl
  3. Stordahls
  4. store
  5. store and forward
  6. store away
  7. store brand
  8. store brands
  9. store card
  10. store cards
  11. store cheese

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