- hoard something up
- hoard something up†to accumulate a large store of something against bad times. •
Scott was hoarding canned goods up for the hard times ahead.
•He hoarded up many pounds of canned tuna.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
hoard something up
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hoard|ing — hoard|ing1 «HR dihng, HOHR », noun. 1. the act of one who hoards. 2. something hoarded. hoard|ing2 «HR dihng, HOHR », noun. British. 1. a temporary board fence around a building that is being put up, repaired, or torn down. 2. a billboard. ╂[< … Useful english dictionary
hoard — I noun accumulation, acervus, aggregation, amassment, cache, collection, copia, cumulation, fund, heap, mass, repository, reserves, riches, saving, stack, stock, stockpile, store, supply, treasure II verb accrue, accumulate, acquire, agglomerate … Law dictionary
hoard — ▪ I. hoard hoard 2 noun [countable] a store of money or goods kept to be used or sold in the future: • The company has a large cash hoard. [m0] ▪ II. hoard hoard 1 [hɔːd ǁ hɔːrd] verb [transitive] to collect and save large amounts of something… … Financial and business terms
hoard — I UK [hɔː(r)d] / US [hɔrd] noun [countable] Word forms hoard : singular hoard plural hoards a large amount of something that someone has saved or hidden somewhere II UK [hɔː(r)d] / US [hɔrd] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms hoard :… … English dictionary
hoard — hoard1 [ hɔrd ] verb intransitive or transitive to get and keep a large amount of something because it might be valuable or useful later: Many people panicked and started hoarding food. ╾ hoard|er noun count hoard hoard 2 [ hɔrd ] noun count a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hoard — [hɔːd] noun [C] I a large amount of something that someone has hidden somewhere II verb [I/T] hoard [hɔːd] to get and keep a large amount of something because it might be valuable later … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
hoard — /hɔd / (say hawd) noun 1. an accumulation of something for preservation or future use: a hoard of gold. –verb (t) 2. to accumulate for preservation or future use, especially in a secluded place. –verb (i) 3. to accumulate money, food, or the like …
To have something on the stock — Stock Stock (st[o^]k), n. [AS. stocc a stock, trunk, stick; akin to D. stok, G. stock, OHG. stoc, Icel. stokkr, Sw. stock, Dan. stok, and AS. stycce a piece; cf. Skr. tuj to urge, thrust. Cf. {Stokker}, {Stucco}, and {Tuck} a rapier.] 1. The stem … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
salt something away — (informal) SAVE, put aside, put by, set aside, reserve, keep, store, stockpile, hoard, stow away; informal squirrel away, stash away. → salt * * * informal secretly store or put by something, esp. money * * * ˌsalt sthaˈway derived to save sth… … Useful english dictionary
build something up — 1) he built up a huge business Syn: establish, set up, found, institute, start, create; develop, expand, enlarge 2) she built up her stamina Syn: boost, strengthen, increase … Thesaurus of popular words
lay something in — Syn: stock up with/on, stockpile, store (up), amass, hoard, stow (away), put aside/away/by, garner, squirrel away; informal salt away, stash away … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
