HOARD UP


Meaning of HOARD UP in English

hoard 2 BrE AmE ( also hoard up ) verb [transitive]

to collect and save large amounts of food, money etc, especially when it is not necessary to do so:

families who hoarded food during the strike

—hoarder noun [countable] :

I’m a hoarder when it comes to clothes.

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THESAURUS

▪ keep to leave something in one particular place so that you can find it easily:

Where do you keep the scissors?

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The keys are kept in my office.

▪ store to put things away and keep them until you need them:

Villagers have begun storing wood for the winter.

▪ save to keep something so that you can use or enjoy it in the future:

He had been saving the bottle of champagne for a special occasion.

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We can save the rest of the pie for later.

▪ file to store papers or information in a particular order or a particular place:

All the contracts are filed alphabetically.

▪ collect to get and keep objects of the same type because you think they are attractive or interesting:

Kate collects old postcards.

▪ hold to keep something to be used when it is needed, especially something that many different people may need to use:

Medical records are now usually held on computers.

▪ reserve formal to keep part of something for use at a later time during a process such as cooking:

Reserve some of the chocolate so that you can use it for decorating the cake.

▪ hoard to keep large amounts of food, money etc because you think you may not be able to get them in the future – used when you do not approve of people doing this because it is not necessary or not fair to other people:

People have been hoarding food and fuel in case there is another attack.

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Rationing of basic food products was introduced to prevent hoarding.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.