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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024hoard /hɔrd/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a supply of something gathered up and hidden for future use:a hoard of money.
v. - to gather up and store a supply (of): [no object]Anyone who was hoarding would be fined.[~ + object]hoarding food.
hoard•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hoard (hôrd, hōrd),USA pronunciation n. - a supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded for preservation, future use, etc.:a vast hoard of silver.
v.t. - to accumulate for preservation, future use, etc., in a hidden or carefully guarded place:to hoard food during a shortage.
v.i. - to accumulate money, food, or the like, in a hidden or carefully guarded place for preservation, future use, etc.
- bef. 900; Middle English hord(e), Old English hord; cognate with Old Norse hodd, Old High German hort, Gothic huzd treasure; see hide1, hide2
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged stockpile, reserve, cache, store, stock.
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