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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cache /kæʃ/USA pronunciation n., v., cached, cach•ing. n. [countable] - a hiding place, as for food, supplies, or valuables.
- anything hidden in a cache:a cache of rifles.
v. [~ + object] - to hide or store in a cache:They cached their weapons.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cache (kash),USA pronunciation n., v., cached, cach•ing. n. - a hiding place, esp. one in the ground, for ammunition, food, treasures, etc.:She hid her jewelry in a little cache in the cellar.
- anything so hidden:The enemy never found our cache of food.
- British Terms, Dialect Terms[Alaska and Northern Canada.]a small shed elevated on poles above the reach of animals and used for storing food, equipment, etc.
v.t. - to put in a cache;
conceal; hide.
- Vulgar Latin *coācticāre to stow away, origin, originally to pack together, equivalent. to Latin coāct(us) collected (past participle of cōgere; see coactive) + -icā- formative verb, verbal suffix + -re infinitive ending
- French, noun, nominal derivative of cacher to hide
- 1585–95
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged hoard, stockpile, reserve, store.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged secrete.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: cache /kæʃ/ n - a hidden store of provisions, weapons, treasure, etc
- the place where such a store is hidden
- a small high-speed memory that improves computer performance
vb - (transitive) to store in a cache
Etymology: 19th Century: from French, from cacher to hide |