plural hoards
: a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away
a hoard of cash
hoarded; hoarding; hoards
1
: to collect and often hide away a supply of : to accumulate a hoard (see hoard entry 1) of
hoarding food
2
: to keep (something, such as one's thoughts) to oneself
she hoarded her intention—
Virginia Woolf
Virginia Woolfthe people outside disperse their affections, you hoard yours, you nurse them into intensity—Joseph Conrad
Joseph Conrad
: to collect and often hide away a supply of something
specifically
: to engage in compulsive hoarding
One thing people who hoard have in common is a skewed perceived value of possessions. —My Edmonds News (Edmonds, Washington)
My Edmonds News (Edmonds, Washington)
plural hoards
: a temporary board fence put around a building being erected or repaired : hoarding entry 2 sense 1
Synonyms
Examples of hoard in a Sentence
Noun (1)
a squirrel's hoard of nuts
keeps a hoard of empty yogurt containers in his basement workshop for storing whatnots
Verb
he's been hoarding empty yogurt containers all winter, with the intention of using them to start seedlings in the spring
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Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 25 Nov. 2024
The hoard, which was rooted in Dale’s autism spectrum disorder, was a large factor in his divorce from Darren’s mother, Celeste, and his difficult relationship with his two sons, Darren and Adam.
—Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 14 Nov. 2024
Alanna Durkin Richer, arkansasonline.com, 26 Nov. 2024
Despite the price spikes, Nelson and Metz advised consumers against hoarding a perishable product like eggs, emphasizing that shortages typically pass quickly as retailers replenish their supplies.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2024
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Noun
The second photo captures Teigen hilariously dressed as the viral, sad-looking Oompa Loompa serving candy to a hoard of children from a Willy Wonka experience gone wrong.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 25 Nov. 2024
The hoard, which was rooted in Dale’s autism spectrum disorder, was a large factor in his divorce from Darren’s mother, Celeste, and his difficult relationship with his two sons, Darren and Adam.
—Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 14 Nov. 2024
Verb
The indictment included dozens of felony counts accusing him of illegally hoarding classified records from his presidency at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., and obstructing federal efforts to get them back.
—Alanna Durkin Richer, arkansasonline.com, 26 Nov. 2024
Despite the price spikes, Nelson and Metz advised consumers against hoarding a perishable product like eggs, emphasizing that shortages typically pass quickly as retailers replenish their supplies.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Hoard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hoard. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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