store

store1 [ stɔr ] noun count ***

1. ) AMERICAN a place that sells goods:

Some stores are overcharging their customers.

a grocery store

If you have any comments, could you please speak to the store manager.

a ) only before noun relating to a store

2. ) a supply of something that is kept to be used later:

a store of food for the winter

a ) a place where a supply of something is kept until it is needed:

The building was used as a weapons store.

3. ) stores plural supplies of food and equipment used by an army

a ) the place where these supplies are kept

4. ) a large amount of something that is kept in your memory:

She has acquired such a vast store of knowledge.

in store

if something is in store for you, it will happen to you in the future:

lie in store: None of us knew what lay in store.

set/put/lay great store by/on something

to think that something is very important:

I've never set much store by money and possessions.

store

store 2 [ stɔr ] verb transitive **

1. ) to keep something in a particular place:

Store the cake in an airtight container.

Nuclear waste is currently being stored close to the town.

2. ) to save information in electronic form, for example in a computer's memory:

The design can be stored on a floppy disk.

a ) to keep something in your memory

,store a`way phrasal verb transitive

to put something in a safe place until you need it

,store `up phrasal verb transitive

1. ) to keep a lot of something so that you can use it later:

Many animals store up food for the winter.

2. ) to remember something, especially so that you can tell or ask someone later:

I had stored up a few questions to ask her about the job.

3. ) store up something to do something that will cause problems in the future:

People who don't exercise are storing up health problems for themselves.