Hoard

/hɔrd/ verb

Definition

To collect and store a large amount of something, often secretly or obsessively, like gathering supplies or treasures.

Etymology

From Old English 'hord' and Proto-Germanic 'huzdam,' originally meaning a military unit or camp, later evolved to mean a hidden treasure or stockpile.

Kelly Says

Hoarding behavior actually exists across animals and humans—squirrels hoard nuts, beavers hoard materials, and during emergencies humans hoard supplies, which shows how this instinct runs deep in our survival programming.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ማስቀመጥ
ma-s-qe-met
ARالعربية
تجميع
ta-j-mu
BNবাংলা
সংগ্রহ
song-ro-ho
CACatalà
acumular
a-ku-mu-lar
CSČeština
shromažďovat
shro-ma-zh-d-vat
DADansk
samle
sam-le
DEDeutsch
Schatzsammlung
shatz-sam-mlung
ELΕλληνικά
συγκεντρώσει
sin-ken-tro-sei
ESEspañol
acumular
a-ku-mu-lar
FAفارسی
جمع آوری
jam-e a-v-ari
FISuomi
kerätä
ke-ra-ta
FRFrançais
hoarder
o-ard-er
GUGU
સંગ્રહ
sa-ng-ra-h
HAHA
hoard
ho-ard
HEעברית
להצטבר
le-hat-ts-ber
HIहिन्दी
एकत्रित करना
ek-tra-yit ka-ran-a
HUMagyar
gyűjteni
gyu-j-te-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
menumpuk
men-umpuk
IGIG
hoard
ho-ard
ITItaliano
accumulare
a-ku-mu-la-re
JA日本語
蓄財
chu-zai
KKKK
жоспарту
jo-spar-tu
KMKM
រក្សា
rok-s-a
KO한국어
모으다
mo-eu-da
MRMR
एकत्रित करा
ek-tra-yit ka-ra
MSBahasa Melayu
kumpulkan
ka-n-pul-an
MYမြန်မာ
စုံစုံ
su-su-n
NLNederlands
hoarder
o-ard-er
NONorsk
samle
sam-le
PAPA
ਹੋਰਡ
ho-rd
PLPolski
hoardować
ho-ard-o-vat'
PTPortuguês
acumular
a-ku-mu-lar
RORomână
a aduna
a a-du-na
RUРусский
складывать
skla-dy-vat'
SVSvenska
samla
sam-la
SWKiswahili
kusanya
ku-sa-nya
TAதமிழ்
சேமித்தல்
sa-e-mi-ttal
TEతెలుగు
సేకరించు
sa-e-ka-ri-nchu
THไทย
สะสม
sa-som
TLTL
mag-impok
ma-gim-pok
TRTürkçe
biriktirmek
bi-ri-kir-tir-mek
UKУкраїнська
накопити
na-ko-pi-ti
URاردو
جمع کرنا
jam kar-na
VITiếng Việt
gom góp
gom-gop
YOYO
hoard
ho-ard
ZH中文
积攒
jī zǎn
ZUZU
hoard
ho-ard

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