Definition of hoard
: a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away a hoard of cash
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Examples of hoard in a Sentence
a squirrel's hoard of nuts
keeps a hoard of empty yogurt containers in his basement workshop for storing whatnots
Origin and Etymology of hoard
Middle English hord, from Old English; akin to Goth huzd treasure, Old English hȳdan to hide
First Known Use: before 12th century
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Definition of hoard
transitive verb
1 : to collect and often hide away a supply of : to accumulate a hoard (see 1hoard) of hoarding food
2 : to keep (something, such as one's thoughts) to oneself she hoarded her intention — Virginia Woolf the people outside disperse their affections, you hoard yours, you nurse them into intensity — Joseph Conrad
intransitive verb
: to collect and often hide away a supply of something : to accumulate a hoard (see 1hoard) a tendency to hoard
hoarder
nounExamples of hoard in a Sentence
he's been hoarding empty yogurt containers all winter, with the intention of using them to start seedlings in the spring
Origin and Etymology of hoard
see 1hoard
First Known Use: before 12th century
HOARD Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of hoard for English Language Learners
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: a large amount of something valuable that is kept hidden
hoard
Definition of hoard for English Language Learners
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: to collect and hide a large amount of (something valuable)
HOARD Defined for Kids
Definition of hoard for Students
: a supply usually of something of value stored away or hidden
Definition of hoard for Students
hoarded
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: to gather and store away Squirrels hoard nuts for winter.
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