HOARD


Meaning of HOARD in English

n. & v.

--n.

1. a stock or store (esp. of money) laid by.

2 an amassed store of facts etc.

3 Archaeol. an ancient store of treasure etc.

--v.

1. tr. (often absol.; often foll. by up) amass (money etc.) and put away; store.

2 intr. accumulate more than one's current requirements of food etc. in a time of scarcity.

3 tr. store in the mind.

Derivatives:

hoarder n.

Etymology: OE hord f. Gmc

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.