hoard definition - Dictionary

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hoard [ hawrd ] (past and past participle hoard·ed, present participle hoard·ing, 3rd person present singular hoards)

transitive and intransitive verb

Definition:

store a supply of something: to collect and store, often secretly, large amounts of things such as food or money for future use

[ Old English hord< Indo-European]

hoard noun

hoard·er noun

Spelling Note


	hoard or horde? Do not confuse the spelling of hoard and horde, which sound similar. Hoard is used as a verb meaning "collect and store for future use" (as in to hoard money) or as a noun denoting such a collection (as in a hoard of valuables). Horde is chiefly used as a noun, denoting a large group of people or animals (as in hordes of visitors); it is only occasionally used as a verb, meaning "gather, move, or live in a large group."

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