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hoard

 
 
/hɔːd/ verb [T]

Definition

to collect and store a large supply of something, often secretly: He hoarded antique books in the attic.
hoard noun [C] a large, secret supply or collection of something: Police found a hoard of stolen jewellery in the car.
(Definition of hoard verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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