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The meaning of HOARD is a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away. How to use hoard in a sentence.
Although 'hoard' and 'horde' both relate to a large amount of something, they are very different. A hoard is a hidden away supply, while a horde is usually a large group of people. Read on for more about the difference between these terms.
to keep a large number of things that are not needed or have no value, because you are suffering from a mental condition: She hoarded dirty bottles, old newspapers, broken appliances, even plastic bags from cereal boxes. Psychiatrists are not sure what makes a person start hoarding. Fewer examples. I was hoarding candles in case of a power cut.
noun. a supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded for preservation, future use, etc.: a vast hoard of silver. Synonyms: stock, store, cache, reserve, stockpile.
to keep a large number of things that are not needed or have no value, because you are suffering from a mental condition: She hoarded dirty bottles, old newspapers, broken appliances, even plastic bags from cereal boxes. Psychiatrists are not sure what makes a person start hoarding. Fewer examples. I was hoarding candles in case of a power outage.
To hoard is to squirrel stuff away, like gold bricks or candy wrappers. A horde is a crowd of people, usually, but it can also be a gang of mosquitoes, robots, or rabid zombie kittens.
Synonyms for HOARD: stash, store, stockpile, cache, collection, funds, treasure, savings; Antonyms of HOARD: dump, discard, unload, ditch, cast, consume, waste, jettison.
hoard. hoard (of something) a collection of money, food, valuable objects, etc., especially one that somebody keeps in a secret place so that other people will not find or steal it. They dug up a hoard of Roman coins.
Check pronunciation: hoard. Definition of hoard verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
HOARD definition: 1. to collect and store a large supply of something, often secretly: 2. a large, secret supply or…. Learn more.
