hoard
[noun]
Synonyms:
- store, accumulation, cache, fund, pile, reserve, stockpile, supply, treasure-trove
[verb]
Synonyms:
- save, accumulate, amass, collect, gather, lay up, put by, stash away (informal), stockpile, store

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Contrasted words: consume, use up, blow, dissipate, fool (away), fritter, frivol away, prodigalize, throw away, trifle (away), waste
Related Idioms: take all one can lay one's hands on
Related Words: sock away, garner, lay by, lay up

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English Thesaurus: keep, store, save, file, collect, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. hoard¹ /hɔːd $ hɔːrd/ noun [countable]
[Language: Old English; Origin: hord]
a collection of things that someone hides somewhere, especially so they can use them later
hoard of
the discovery of a hoard of gold coins

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. hoard² (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.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

hoard
noun
ADJ. big, large, major, vast one of the biggest hoards of Roman coins ever found
small | secret her secret hoard of food
PREP. in ~s Gold coins have been found in hoards in many parts of the country.
~ of a vast hoard of treasure

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

keep to leave something in one particular place so that you can find it easily:
Where do you keep the scissors?
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.
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.
Rationing of basic food products was introduced to prevent hoarding.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

record information about something that is written down:
your medical records
the public records office
I have to keep a record of all my spending when I’m travelling on business.
file a set of written records, or information stored on a computer under a particular name:
He began reading the file on the case.
I think I may have accidentally deleted the file.
accounts (also books informal) an exact record of the money that a company has received and spent:
Companies are required by law to publish their annual accounts.
Someone had been falsifying the accounts.
The company’s books all seemed to be in order.
ledger one of the official books in which a company’s financial records are kept, which show how much it has received and spent:
The costs have been moved from one column of the ledger to another.
minutes an official written record of what is said and decided at a meeting:
Both points are mentioned in the minutes of the last meeting on August 3rd.
diary a book in which you regularly write down the things that have happened to you:
In his diary he wrote, ‘It s lovely having him here, we’ve had so many cosy talks.’
I’ll just check in my diary to see if I’m free.
blog a web page on the Internet on which someone regularly writes about their life, opinions, or a particular subject:
I may not always agree with David, but I always read his blog.
register an official list of names of people, organizations etc:
Guests must sign the hotel register.
the national register of births, deaths, and marriages
Lloyds Register of Shipping
roll an official list of names, especially of people who are allowed to do something such as vote or be in a class at school:
the electoral roll (=list of people who can vote in an area)
The teacher called the roll (=read out the list of the names of the students, who then have to say if they are present).
log an official record that is kept on a ship or plane:
Mr Appleby said he complained to a senior officer, who made a note in the ship’s log.
keep to leave something in one particular place so that you can find it easily:
Where do you keep the scissors?
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.
We can save the rest of the pie for later.
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.
Rationing of basic food products was introduced to prevent hoarding.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲