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to hoard
01
to gather and store a large supply of food, money, etc., usually somewhere secret
Transitive: to hoard supplies
Grammatical Information
action verb
regular
present tense
hoard
3rd person singular
hoards
past simple
hoarded
past participle
hoarded
Examples
The survivalist hoarded canned food and water in a hidden bunker in preparation for a potential disaster.
Hoard
01
a hidden or carefully guarded collection of valuables, money, or other precious items
Grammatical Information
animacy status
inanimate
plural form
hoards
Examples
The archaeologists discovered a hoard of ancient coins.
Lexical Tree
hoarder
hoarding
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