They've begun to hoard food and gasoline and save their money. [VERB noun] Consumers did not spend and create jobs; they hoarded. [VERB] The tea was sweetened with a hoarded tin of …

  • To accumulate a hoard of: hoarded his money in a box under the bed. 2. To accumulate as much of (something) as one can, as when fearing a shortage. 3. To keep hidden or private: "the impulse to …
  • Jan 18, 2026Β Β· Verb hoard (third-person singular simple present hoards, present participle hoarding, simple past and past participle hoarded) (transitive) To amass, usually for one's own private collection.

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    to gather up and store a supply (of): [no object] Anyone who was hoarding would be fined.[~ + object] hoarding food. hoard (hΓ΄rd, hōrd), n. a supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded for …

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