stockpile
verb/ˈstɒkpaɪl/
/ˈstɑːkpaɪl/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they stockpile | /ˈstɒkpaɪl/ /ˈstɑːkpaɪl/ |
| he / she / it stockpiles | /ˈstɒkpaɪlz/ /ˈstɑːkpaɪlz/ |
| past simple stockpiled | /ˈstɒkpaɪld/ /ˈstɑːkpaɪld/ |
| past participle stockpiled | /ˈstɒkpaɪld/ /ˈstɑːkpaɪld/ |
| -ing form stockpiling | /ˈstɒkpaɪlɪŋ/ /ˈstɑːkpaɪlɪŋ/ |
- stockpile something to collect and keep a large supply of something
- to stockpile food
- Officials warn that the stockpiled food may spoil.
Extra Examples- Consumers began to stockpile fuel amid fears of a shortage.
- Neighbouring countries have accused them of producing and stockpiling biological weapons.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryStockpile is used with these nouns as the object:- weapon
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