hoard in American English ; noun. 1. a supply stored up and hidden or kept in reserve ; verb intransitive. 2. to get and store away money, goods, etc. ; verb ...
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hoard
(hɔːʳd
)
Wordforms:plural,3rdpersonsingularpresent
tensehoards
,presentparticiplehoarding
,pasttense,pastparticiplehoarded
1. verb
Ifyouhoardthingssuchasfoodormoney,yousaveorstorethem,ofteninsecret,becausetheyarevaluableorimportanttoyou.
They'vebeguntohoardfoodandgasolineandsavetheirmoney.[VERBnoun]
Consumersdidnotspendandcreatejobs;theyhoarded.[VERB]
Theteawassweetenedwithahoardedtinofcondensedmilk.[VERB-ed]
Synonyms:save,store,collect,gather MoreSynonymsofhoard
hoarder
Wordforms:pluralhoarders
countablenounMosthoardershavefavoritehidingplaces.
Synonyms:saver,miser,collector,squirrel[informal] MoreSynonymsofhoard
2. countablenoun
Ahoardisastoreofthingsthatyouhavesavedandthatarevaluableorimportanttoyou
oryoudonotwantotherpeopletohave.
Thecaseinvolvesahoardofsilverandjewelsvaluedatupto$40m.[+of]
Synonyms:store,fund,supply,reserve MoreSynonymsofhoard
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hoardinBritishEnglish
(hɔːd
)
noun1. anaccumulatedstorehiddenawayforfutureuse
2. acacheofancientcoins,treasure,etc
verb3. togatheroraccumulate(ahoard)
▶ USAGEHoardissometimeswronglywrittenwherehordeismeant:hordes(nothoards)oftouristsCollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers
Derivedformshoarder(ˈhoarder)noun
WordoriginOldEnglishhord;relatedtoOldNorsehodd,Gothichuzd,GermanHort,Swedishhyddahut
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hoardinAmericanEnglish
(hɔrd
)
noun1.
asupplystoredupandhiddenorkeptinreserve
verbintransitive2.
togetandstoreawaymoney,goods,etc.
verbtransitive3.
toaccumulateandhideorkeepinreserve
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Derivedformshoarder(ˈhoarder)
noun
hoarding(ˈhoarding)
noun
WordoriginMEhordhide1,Grskylos,animal'sskin
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hoardinAmericanEnglish
(hɔrd,hourd)
noun1. asupplyoraccumulationthatishiddenorcarefullyguardedforpreservation,futureuse,etc
avasthoardofsilver
transitiveverb2. toaccumulateforpreservation,futureuse,etc.,inahiddenorcarefullyguarded
place
tohoardfoodduringashortage
intransitiveverb3. toaccumulatemoney,food,orthelike,inahiddenorcarefullyguardedplaceforpreservation,futureuse,etc
SYNONYMS1.stockpile,reserve,cache,store,stock.Mostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019
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Derivedformshoardernoun
Wordorigin[bef.900;MEhord(e),OEhord;c.ONhodd,OHGhort,Gothhuzdtreasure;seehide1,hide2]
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Germancompanies,incommonwithothersaroundtheworld,havebeenhoardingcashratherthaninvestingitinproductiveactivities.Times,SundayTimes(2016)Deathbyfiringsquadtothosewhohoardfood.Times,SundayTimes(2014)Hemaynothavesatgloatinginsomegloomybackroomoverhisgreathoardoftreasures.Times,SundayTimes(2007)Thosewhocanarekeentohoardtheircash.Times,SundayTimes(2008)Yesterdaythatlendingcametoavirtualhaltasnervousbankshoardedcash.Times,SundayTimes(2008)Liborrocketedduringthecreditcrunchasbankshoardedcash.Times,SundayTimes(2008)Thatmeasurewasaimedatpushingbankstotaketherisksoflendingthemoneyratherthanhoardit.Times,SundayTimes(2016)Peoplebuyandhoardgoldintimesofuncertainty,economicandpolitical.Times,SundayTimes(2016)Asfoodpricessoarpeoplehoard,whichraisesthepricesfurther.Times,SundayTimes(2010)There'snotreasurehoardhere.Kerr,KatharineATimeofWar(1993)
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VERB/hɔːd/Ifyouhoardthingssuchasfoodormoney,yousaveorstorethem.They'vebeguntohoardfoodandpetrolandsavetheirmoney.AmericanEnglish:hoard
/ˈhɔrd/BrazilianPortuguese:acumular
Chinese:贮藏EuropeanSpanish:acumular
French:stocker
German:horten
Italian:accumulare
Japanese:ため込むKorean:모아두다EuropeanPortuguese:acumular
LatinAmericanSpanish:acumular
Thai:ตุน,สะสม
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