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to stockpile
01
to accumulate and store a large quantity of something, typically for future use
Transitive: to stockpile sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
Compound
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
stockpile
3rd person singular
stockpiles
Present participle
stockpiling
Past simple
stockpiled
Past participle
stockpiled
Examples
The government decided to stockpile medical supplies in case of emergencies such as natural disasters or pandemics.
Stockpile
01
a storage pile accumulated for future use
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
stockpiles
02
something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose
Lexical Tree
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