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hoard

 
 
/hɔːd/ verb [T]

Translation

to collect and store a large supply of something, often secretly
gizli gizli biriktirmek/toplamak/istif etmek
He hoarded antique books in the attic.1264
hoard noun [C] a large, secret supply or collection of something
istif, stok, biriktirme, yığma
Police found a hoard of stolen jewellery in the car.12631984
(Definition of hoard verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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