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–noun

1.	a supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded for preservation, future use, etc.: a vast hoard of silver.

–verb (used with object)

2.	to accumulate for preservation, future use, etc., in a hidden or carefully guarded place: to hoard food during a shortage.

–verb (used without object)

3.	to accumulate money, food, or the like, in a hidden or carefully guarded place for preservation, future use, etc.

[Origin: bef. 900; ME hord(e), OE hord; c. ON hodd, OHG hort, Goth huzd treasure; see hide¹, hide²

]

—Related forms

hoarder, noun

—Synonyms 1. stockpile, reserve, cache, store, stock.

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hoard Audio Help   (hôrd, hōrd) Pronunciation Key
n.   A hidden fund or supply stored for future use; a cache.

v.   hoard·ed, hoard·ing, hoards

v.   intr.
To gather or accumulate a hoard.

v.   tr.

To accumulate a hoard of.
To keep hidden or private.

[Middle English hord, from Old English; see (s)keu- in Indo-European roots.]

hoard'er n.

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hoard (n.)

O.E. hord "treasure, valuable stock or store," from P.Gmc. *khuzdan (cf. O.N. hodd, Ger. hort, Goth. huzd "treasure," lit. "hidden treasure"), from *kuzdho, probably from PIE base *(s)keu- "to cover, conceal" (see hide (n.1)). The verb is from O.E. hordian.

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hoard
noun
1.	a secret store of valuables or money
verb
1.	save up as for future use
2.	get or gather together; "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" [syn: roll up]

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version) - Cite This Source - Share This
hoard [hoːd] noun

a (sometimes hidden) store (of treasure, food etc)
Example: When she was supposed to be on a diet she secretly kept a hoard of potato crisps in a cupboard.

Arabic:	ذَخيرَة، كَنْز
Chinese (Simplified):	秘藏的东西,储藏
Chinese (Traditional):	秘藏的東西, 儲藏
Czech:	zásoba
Danish:	forråd; lager
Dutch:	voorraad
Estonian:	tagavara
Finnish:	kätkö
French:	réserve
German:	der Vorrat
Greek:	απόθεμα
Hungarian:	(titkos) készlet
Icelandic:	forði
Indonesian:	simpanan
Italian:	scorta

Japanese:	貯蔵
Korean:	저장(물)
Latvian:	(dārgumu, pārtikas u.tml.) slepens krājums
Lithuanian:	atsargos, sankaupos
Norwegian:	forråd; skjult skatt
Polish:	zapas
Portuguese (Brazil):	estoque
Portuguese (Portugal):	reserva
Romanian:	rezervă
Russian:	(тайный) запас
Slovak:	zásoba
Slovenian:	(skrita) zaloga
Spanish:	provisión
Swedish:	förråd, lager
Turkish:	istif, stok

hoard [hoːd] verb

to store up or keep large quantities of (something), often in secret
Example: His mother told him to stop hoarding old newspapers.

Arabic:	يَخْزِن، يَدَّخِر
Chinese (Simplified):	积聚
Chinese (Traditional):	積聚
Czech:	hromadit
Danish:	oplagre
Dutch:	voorraad aanleggen
Estonian:	varuma, säilitama
Finnish:	kätkeä
French:	stocker
German:	horten
Hungarian:	felhalmoz
Icelandic:	safna saman; hamstra
Indonesian:	menimbun
Italian:	accumulare
Japanese:	貯蔵する

Korean:	저장하다
Latvian:	slepus uzkrāt, *uzglabāt
Lithuanian:	krauti, kaupti atsargas
Norwegian:	hamstre, samle, skjule
Polish:	gromadzić
Portuguese (Brazil):	armazenar, açambarcar
Portuguese (Portugal):	acumular
Romanian:	a păstra
Russian:	припрятывать
Slovak:	hromadiť
Slovenian:	spravljati
Spanish:	amontonar, guardar, almacenar
Swedish:	hamstra, spara, samla på hög
Turkish:	istif etmek, stok yapmak

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Hoard

Hide\ (h[imac]d), v. t. [imp. Hid (h[i^]d); p. p. Hidden (h[i^]d"d'n), Hid; p. pr. & vb. n. Hiding (h[imac]d"[i^]ng).] [OE. hiden, huden, AS. h[=y]dan; akin to Gr. key`qein, and prob. to E. house, hut, and perh. to E. hide of an animal, and to hoard. Cf. Hoard.]

1. To conceal, or withdraw from sight; to put out of view; to secrete.

A city that is set on an hill can not be hid. --Matt. v. 15.

If circumstances lead me, I will find Where truth is hid. --Shak.

2. To withhold from knowledge; to keep secret; to refrain from avowing or confessing.

Heaven from all creatures hides the book of fate. --Pope.

3. To remove from danger; to shelter.

In the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion. --Ps. xxvi. 5.

To hide one's self, to put one's self in a condition to be safe; to secure protection. "A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself." --Prov. xxii. 3.

To hide the face, to withdraw favor. "Thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled." --Ps. xxx. 7.

To hide the face from. (a) To overlook; to pardon. "Hide thy face from my sins." --Ps. li. 9. (b) To withdraw favor from; to be displeased with.

Syn: To conceal; secrete; disguise; dissemble; screen; cloak; mask; veil. See Conceal.

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Hoard

Hoard\, n. See Hoarding, 2. --Smart.

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Hoard

Hoard\, n. [OE. hord, AS. hord; akin to OS. hord, G. hort, Icel. hodd, Goth. huzd; prob. from the root of E. hide to conceal, and of L. custos guard, E. custody. See Hide to conceal.] A store, stock, or quantity of anything accumulated or laid up; a hidden supply; a treasure; as, a hoard of provisions; a hoard of money.

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Hoard

Hoard\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hoarded; p. pr. & vb. n. Hoarding.] [AS. hordian.] To collect and lay up; to amass and deposit in secret; to store secretly, or for the sake of keeping and accumulating; as, to hoard grain.

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