I. noun
1.
Synonyms: accumulation , agglomeration, aggregation, amassment, collection, conglomeration, cumulation, trove
2.
Synonyms: reserve , backlog, inventory, nest egg, reservoir, stock, stockpile, store
II. verb
to store up beyond one's present or reasonable need
hoarding sugar during war
Synonyms: squirrel, stash; compare accumulate , save 4
Related Word: ||sock away; garner, lay by, lay up
Idioms: take all one can lay one's hands on
Contrasted words: consume, use up; blow, dissipate, fool (away), fritter, frivol away, prodigalize, throw away, trifle (away), waste