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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hoard•ing1 (hôr′ding, hōr′-),USA pronunciation n. - the act of a person who hoards.
- hoardings, things that are hoarded.
hoard•ing2 (hôr′ding, hōr′-),USA pronunciation n. - Buildinga temporary fence enclosing a construction site.
- British Termsa billboard.
- Gmc; compare German Hürde hurdle) + -ing1
- obsolete hoard ( Old French hourd(e) palisade made of hurdles 1815–25
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: hoarding /ˈhɔːdɪŋ/ n - a large board used for displaying advertising posters, as by a road
Also called (esp US and Canadian): billboard - a temporary wooden fence erected round a building or demolition site
Etymology: 19th Century: from C15 hoard fence, from Old French hourd palisade, of Germanic origin, related to Gothic haurds, Old Norse hurth door hoard /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.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: hoard /hɔːd/ n - an accumulated store hidden away for future use
- a cache of ancient coins, treasure, etc
vb - to gather or accumulate (a hoard)
Etymology: Old English hord; related to Old Norse hodd, Gothic huzd, German Hort, Swedish hydda hutˈhoarder n |