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English noun: hoard | |||
| 1. | hoard (possession) a secret store of valuables or money | ||
| Synonyms | cache, stash | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fund, stock, store | ||
English verb: hoard | |||
| 1. | hoard (possession) save up as for future use | ||
| Examples | They hoard the money in the closet | ||
| Synonyms | cache, hive up, lay away, squirrel away, stash | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | lay aside, save, save up | ||
| 2. | hoard (possession) get or gather together | ||
| Samples | I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife. She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis. She rolled up a small fortune. | ||
| Examples | They hoard the money in the closet | ||
| Synonyms | accumulate, amass, collect, compile, pile up, roll up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hive away, lay in, put in, salt away, stack away, stash away, store | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bale, catch, chunk, collect, come up, corral, fund, fund, lump, pull in, run up, scrape, scrape up, scratch | ||
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