Hoard Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

The meaning of HOARD is a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away. How to use hoard in a sentence. Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks JoinMWU MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut hoard noun(1) SaveWord \ˈhȯrd \ pluralhoards Definitionofhoard (Entry1of3) :asupplyorfundstoredupandoftenhiddenaway ahoardofcash hoard verb hoarded;hoarding;hoards Definitionofhoard (Entry2of3) transitiveverb 1 :tocollectandoftenhideawayasupplyof:toaccumulateahoard(seehoardentry1)of hoardingfood 2 :tokeep(something,suchasone'sthoughts)tooneself shehoardedherintention—VirginiaWoolfthepeopleoutsidedispersetheiraffections,youhoardyours,younursethemintointensity—JosephConrad intransitiveverb :tocollectandoftenhideawayasupplyofsomething specifically :toengageincompulsivehoarding Onethingpeoplewhohoardhaveincommonisaskewedperceivedvalueofpossessions.—MyEdmondsNews(Edmonds,Washington) hoard noun(2) pluralhoards Definitionofhoard (Entry3of3) :atemporaryboardfenceputaroundabuildingbeingerectedorrepaired:hoardingentry2sense1 Synonyms MoreExampleSentences PhrasesContaininghoard LearnMoreAbouthoard Synonymsforhoard Synonyms:Noun(1) cache,stash,stockpile,storeSynonyms:Verb cache,layaway,layby,layin,layup,putby,saltaway,squirrel(away),stash,stockpile,store,stow,treasure VisittheThesaurusforMore  ExamplesofhoardinaSentence Noun(1) asquirrel'shoardofnuts keepsahoardofemptyyogurtcontainersinhisbasementworkshopforstoringwhatnots Verb he'sbeenhoardingemptyyogurtcontainersallwinter,withtheintentionofusingthemtostartseedlingsinthespring RecentExamplesontheWeb:Noun Noconversationoneconomicsispossiblewithoutsomeoneboastingabouthowlargetheirnation'shoardofforeigncurrencyis. — VasukiShastry,Fortune,21Apr.2022 Mostofthehoardhasvanishedintoprivatehands,aterriblelosstohistory. — JoshuaLevine,SmithsonianMagazine,30Mar.2022 Now,withitscashhoardshrinking,CreditoRealfacesamomentoftruth. — SydneyMaki,Bloomberg.com,9Feb.2022 FewofitshoardofGauguins,VanGoghs,Cézannes,Renoirs,andMonetshavetraveled. — BrianT.Allen,NationalReview,3Mar.2022 TheBankofRussiahaskept22%ofitshoardingold,mostofwhichishelddomesticallyandwouldbeoutofreachofWesternsanctions,whileabout13%ofthecentralbank'sholdingsareinyuan,accordingtothelatestdata. — ArkansasOnline,27Feb.2022 Thegist:Twitter-famousmusherBlairBravermanfrequentlysharesstoriesaboutheradventureswithheradorablepackofsleddogs,andthisonecameintheshapeofabedtimestorytoldtothehoardofpuppieslivingonherfarmin2018. — JevaLange,TheWeek,25June2021 Thelaterwreckheldalargehoardofsilvercoinsdatedbetween1206to1290C.E.,andwascapturedCaesareafromtheCrusadersin1265. — LiviaGershon,SmithsonianMagazine,23Dec.2021 AsthistechfindsitswayintomorevehiclesthecompanywillbeginbuildingthetypeofdatahoardthathelpedTeslaimproveitsAVtechnologysorapidly. — JonMarkman,Forbes,20Jan.2022 RecentExamplesontheWeb:Verb AndcitieslikeBostonhoardnotjustmoneyandjobs,butinfluence. — KaraMiller,BostonGlobe.com,1June2022 UnlikethedragonsofEuropeanmyth,thesedonothoardtreasure,cannotbreathefire,and,lackingwings,cannotfly. — KathrynSchulz,TheNewYorker,30May2022 BeijingofficialsrefutedclaimsofanimpendinglockdownonThursdayandurgedthepublicnottohoardfood,assertingtherewereenoughsuppliesavailable. — JessieYeung,CNN,13May2022 Abuseddogswillsometimesresource-hoardtheirwater. — GeneWeingarten,WashingtonPost,8Nov.2021 Peoplewhohavesurvivedextremefoodshortageswillsometimesemergefromtheexperiencewiththeimpulsetohoardfood. — WashingtonPost,11Apr.2022 Peoplewhohavesurvivedextremefoodshortageswillsometimesemergefromtheexperiencewiththeimpulsetohoardfood. — AmyDickinson,BostonGlobe.com,11Apr.2022 Peoplewhohavesurvivedextremefoodshortageswillsometimesemergefromtheexperiencewiththeimpulsetohoardfood. — AmyDickinson,oregonlive,11Apr.2022 Theuncertaintysparkedpanicamongresidents,whoclearedoutstoreshelvestohoarddailynecessities. — ZenSooAndVincentYu,TheChristianScienceMonitor,4Apr.2022 SeeMore Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'hoard.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. PhrasesContaininghoard word-hoard word-hoard FirstKnownUseofhoard Noun(1) beforethe12thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedaboveVerb beforethe12thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedattransitivesense1Noun(2) 1757,inthemeaningdefinedabove HistoryandEtymologyforhoard Noun(1)andVerb MiddleEnglishhord,fromOldEnglish;akintoGothhuzdtreasure,OldEnglishhȳdantohide LearnMoreAbouthoard Sharehoard PosttheDefinitionofhoardtoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofhoardonTwitter TimeTravelerforhoard Thefirstknownuseofhoardwas beforethe12thcentury Seemorewordsfromthesamecentury FromtheEditorsatMerriam-Webster AListofMostCommonlyConfusedWords AListofMostCommonlyConfusedWords Yourone-stopclarificationshop TheDifferenceBetween'Hoard'and... TheDifferenceBetween'Hoard'and'Horde' Keepthisclosebyincaseyouneedit. DictionaryEntriesNearhoard hoar hoard hoarder SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsforhoard LastUpdated 22May2022 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Hoard.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hoard.Accessed13Jun.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsforhoard hoard noun \ˈhȯrd \ KidsDefinitionofhoard (Entry1of2) :asupplyusuallyofsomethingofvaluestoredawayorhidden hoard verb hoarded;hoarding KidsDefinitionofhoard (Entry2of2) :togatherandstoreaway Squirrelshoardnutsforwinter. OtherWordsfromhoard hoarder noun MorefromMerriam-Websteronhoard Nglish:TranslationofhoardforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofhoardforArabicSpeakers WORDOFTHEDAY panacea SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! TestYourVocabulary NameThatFood Namethesecookies! macarons macaroons Testyourknowledge-andmaybelearnsomethingalongtheway. TAKETHEQUIZ Adailychallengeforcrosswordfanatics. 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