store sth up
— phrasal verb with store uk/stɔːr/us/stɔːr/verb [ T usually + adv/prep ]
C2 to keep a lot of something in one place, to be used in the future:
We believe that he has been training an army and storing up arms.
C1 to remember things, usually so that you can tell people about them later:
I listen in to their conversations and store it all up to tell you later.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Keeping and storing things
- appropriate
- aside
- bank
- capture
- cling
- cling (on) to sth
- earmark
- lay
- lay sth in
- maintain
- pack sth away
- put sth away
- repository
- reserve
- stockpile
- storage
- store
- stow
- stow (sth) away
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