hoard

²hoard

verb

Definition of HOARD

transitive verb

1

: to lay up a hoard of

2

: to keep (as one's thoughts) to oneself

intransitive verb

: to lay up a hoard

— hoard·er noun

Examples of HOARD

1. <he's been hoarding empty yogurt containers all winter, with the intention of using them to start seedlings in the spring>

First Known Use of HOARD

before 12th century

Related to HOARD

Synonyms: cache, lay away, lay by, lay in, lay up, put by, salt away, squirrel (away), stash, stockpile, store, stow, treasure, set aside

Related Words: accumulate, acquire, amass, assemble, collect, concentrate, garner, gather, pick up, round up, scrape (together); heap, pile, stack; conserve, husband, preserve; bank, coffer, deposit, hold, keep, reserve, retain, save, set by, stock, withhold; bury, conceal, ensconce, secrete

Near Antonyms: cast, discard, ditch, dump, fling (off or away), jettison, throw away, throw out, unload; consume, squander, use up, waste; hand out, hand over, relinquish, surrender; blow, dissipate, fritter (away), lavish, misspend, run through, spend; deplete, exhaust, expend, impoverish; dispel, disperse, dissipate, scatter

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