(~s, stockpiling, ~d)
1.
If people ~ things such as food or weapons, they store large quantities of them for future use.
People are stockpiling food for the coming winter.
= hoard
VERB: V n
2.
A ~ of things is a large quantity of them that have been stored for future use.
The two leaders also approved treaties to cut ~s of chemical weapons.
= stock
N-COUNT: oft N of n