Store | Mean of store in English Dictionary

/ˈstoɚ/

• Verb
• to put (something that is not being used) in a place where it is available, where it can be kept safely, etc.
1. I stored my furniture until I found a new apartment.
2. She stores her jewels in a safe.
3. The wine should be stored at room temperature.
4. The grain was stored away for the winter.
5. We stored away her old toys in the attic.
• to collect and put (something) into one location for future use
1. The body stores fat.
2. The solar panels store energy.
3. The squirrels are storing up nuts for the winter.
4. Plants store up the sun's energy.
5. (Brit) If you get yourself into debt, you're only storing up trouble/problems for the future.
• to place (information) in a person's memory or a computer's memory
1. They're studying how our brains store memories.
2. He stored away his childhood memories.
3. The file is stored away on the backup drive.
• Noun

• a building or room where things are sold
1. a grocery/furniture/pet/candy store
2. I'm going to the store to buy groceries.
3. The stores are always crowded around the holiday season.
• a large building in which something is kept for future use
1. a grain/weapons store
• a large amount or supply of something that is kept for future use
1. the body's fat stores
2. a store of wood/information
• things that are collected and kept for future use
1. medical/military stores
• in a state of being ready or prepared to happen or be done
1. We have a big surprise in store [=ready, prepared] for you.
2. I wonder what the future holds in store for us. = I wonder what lies in store for us in the future. [=I wonder what will happen to us in the future]