Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- : a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements: a secure place of storage //discovered a cache of weapons
- : something hidden or stored in a cache //The cache consisted of documents and private letters.
- : a computer memory with very short access time used for storage of frequently or recently used instructions or data
— called also cache memory
Definition (Entry 2 of 2)
- transitive verb
- : to place (something) in a cache: such as: to place or store (something) in a hidden or secure place for safety or concealment //cache camp supplies by a lake //coins cached in a teapotcomputers : to place (instructions or data) in cache memory for temporary storage //caching websites to speed up future retrieval
- //a weapons cache used by terrorists
- //Police found a cache of stolen cars in the woods.
- //Her new laptop has one megabyte of cache.
- //an eccentric who cached money in odd places, such as under the boards of the floor
- //cached the fugitives in their cellar until they could make their way to Canada
NOTE: The etymological sense "to compress, constrict" is not attested for the Old French verb, though it likely existed and is apparent in the prefixed form escachier "to crush and flatten, break by pressing or falling on." From the sense "compress" presumably developed the senses "lock up, cover, put away," and hence "remove from view, conceal," common from the sixteenth century. The sense "to press, crush" is marginally evident in Middle French in areas in contact with Occitan, though it penetrated widely enough to form the basis for the derivative cachet "seal" (see cachet).
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- a supply stored up and often hidden away //the squirrel kept a cache of nuts in the hollow of the tree
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 2)
- to put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place //an eccentric who cached money in odd places, such as under the boards of the floorSynonymsRelated WordsSynonymous Phrases
- to put into a hiding place //cached the fugitives in their cellar until they could make their way to CanadaNear Antonyms
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- : a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements: a secure place of storage //discovered a cache of weapons
- : something hidden or stored in a cache //The cache consisted of documents and private letters.
- : a computer memory with very short access time used for storage of frequently or recently used instructions or data
— called also cache memory
Definition (Entry 2 of 2)
- transitive verb
- : to place (something) in a cache: such as: to place or store (something) in a hidden or secure place for safety or concealment //cache camp supplies by a lake //coins cached in a teapotcomputers : to place (instructions or data) in cache memory for temporary storage //caching websites to speed up future retrieval
- //a weapons cache used by terrorists
- //Police found a cache of stolen cars in the woods.
- //Her new laptop has one megabyte of cache.
- //an eccentric who cached money in odd places, such as under the boards of the floor
- //cached the fugitives in their cellar until they could make their way to Canada
NOTE: The etymological sense "to compress, constrict" is not attested for the Old French verb, though it likely existed and is apparent in the prefixed form escachier "to crush and flatten, break by pressing or falling on." From the sense "compress" presumably developed the senses "lock up, cover, put away," and hence "remove from view, conceal," common from the sixteenth century. The sense "to press, crush" is marginally evident in Middle French in areas in contact with Occitan, though it penetrated widely enough to form the basis for the derivative cachet "seal" (see cachet).
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- a supply stored up and often hidden away //the squirrel kept a cache of nuts in the hollow of the tree
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 2)
- to put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place //an eccentric who cached money in odd places, such as under the boards of the floorSynonymsRelated WordsSynonymous Phrases
- to put into a hiding place //cached the fugitives in their cellar until they could make their way to CanadaNear Antonyms
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- : a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements: a secure place of storage //discovered a cache of weapons
- : something hidden or stored in a cache //The cache consisted of documents and private letters.
- : a computer memory with very short access time used for storage of frequently or recently used instructions or data
— called also cache memory
Definition (Entry 2 of 2)
- transitive verb
- : to place (something) in a cache: such as: to place or store (something) in a hidden or secure place for safety or concealment //cache camp supplies by a lake //coins cached in a teapotcomputers : to place (instructions or data) in cache memory for temporary storage //caching websites to speed up future retrieval
- //a weapons cache used by terrorists
- //Police found a cache of stolen cars in the woods.
- //Her new laptop has one megabyte of cache.
- //an eccentric who cached money in odd places, such as under the boards of the floor
- //cached the fugitives in their cellar until they could make their way to Canada
NOTE: The etymological sense "to compress, constrict" is not attested for the Old French verb, though it likely existed and is apparent in the prefixed form escachier "to crush and flatten, break by pressing or falling on." From the sense "compress" presumably developed the senses "lock up, cover, put away," and hence "remove from view, conceal," common from the sixteenth century. The sense "to press, crush" is marginally evident in Middle French in areas in contact with Occitan, though it penetrated widely enough to form the basis for the derivative cachet "seal" (see cachet).
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- a supply stored up and often hidden away //the squirrel kept a cache of nuts in the hollow of the tree
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 2)
- to put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place //an eccentric who cached money in odd places, such as under the boards of the floorSynonymsRelated WordsSynonymous Phrases
- to put into a hiding place //cached the fugitives in their cellar until they could make their way to CanadaNear Antonyms
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- : a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements: a secure place of storage //discovered a cache of weapons
- : something hidden or stored in a cache //The cache consisted of documents and private letters.
- : a computer memory with very short access time used for storage of frequently or recently used instructions or data
— called also cache memory
Definition (Entry 2 of 2)
- transitive verb
- : to place (something) in a cache: such as: to place or store (something) in a hidden or secure place for safety or concealment //cache camp supplies by a lake //coins cached in a teapotcomputers : to place (instructions or data) in cache memory for temporary storage //caching websites to speed up future retrieval
- //a weapons cache used by terrorists
- //Police found a cache of stolen cars in the woods.
- //Her new laptop has one megabyte of cache.
- //an eccentric who cached money in odd places, such as under the boards of the floor
- //cached the fugitives in their cellar until they could make their way to Canada
NOTE: The etymological sense "to compress, constrict" is not attested for the Old French verb, though it likely existed and is apparent in the prefixed form escachier "to crush and flatten, break by pressing or falling on." From the sense "compress" presumably developed the senses "lock up, cover, put away," and hence "remove from view, conceal," common from the sixteenth century. The sense "to press, crush" is marginally evident in Middle French in areas in contact with Occitan, though it penetrated widely enough to form the basis for the derivative cachet "seal" (see cachet).
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- a supply stored up and often hidden away //the squirrel kept a cache of nuts in the hollow of the tree
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 2)
- to put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place //an eccentric who cached money in odd places, such as under the boards of the floorSynonymsRelated WordsSynonymous Phrases
- to put into a hiding place //cached the fugitives in their cellar until they could make their way to CanadaNear Antonyms
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- : a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements: a secure place of storage //discovered a cache of weapons
- : something hidden or stored in a cache //The cache consisted of documents and private letters.
- : a computer memory with very short access time used for storage of frequently or recently used instructions or data
— called also cache memory
Definition (Entry 2 of 2)
- transitive verb
- : to place (something) in a cache: such as: to place or store (something) in a hidden or secure place for safety or concealment //cache camp supplies by a lake //coins cached in a teapotcomputers : to place (instructions or data) in cache memory for temporary storage //caching websites to speed up future retrieval
- //a weapons cache used by terrorists
- //Police found a cache of stolen cars in the woods.
- //Her new laptop has one megabyte of cache.
- //an eccentric who cached money in odd places, such as under the boards of the floor
- //cached the fugitives in their cellar until they could make their way to Canada
NOTE: The etymological sense "to compress, constrict" is not attested for the Old French verb, though it likely existed and is apparent in the prefixed form escachier "to crush and flatten, break by pressing or falling on." From the sense "compress" presumably developed the senses "lock up, cover, put away," and hence "remove from view, conceal," common from the sixteenth century. The sense "to press, crush" is marginally evident in Middle French in areas in contact with Occitan, though it penetrated widely enough to form the basis for the derivative cachet "seal" (see cachet).
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- a supply stored up and often hidden away //the squirrel kept a cache of nuts in the hollow of the tree
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 2)
- to put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place //an eccentric who cached money in odd places, such as under the boards of the floorSynonymsRelated WordsSynonymous Phrases
- to put into a hiding place //cached the fugitives in their cellar until they could make their way to CanadaNear Antonyms