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Definition of hoard verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

hoard

verb

NAmE//hɔrd//

[intransitive, transitive] hoard (something)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they hoard

he / she / it hoards

past simple hoarded

-ing form hoarding

to collect and keep large amounts of food, money, etc., especially secretly

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hoard‧er

noun I'm a terrible hoarder of junk. I hate throwing things away.See hoard in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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