squirrel away en · VERB
Etymology
Suggesting the way that squirrels hide nuts in a cache.
Meanings
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(informal, transitive) To stash or hide; to hoard, collect, save, or accumulate; to create a reserve, stash, or hoard of some supply.
He had bits of string, cans of nails and lots of other useful tidbits squirreled away throughout his garage.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| squirrelled away | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | UK | lexicographic |
| squirrelled away | Tense=Past | UK | lexicographic |
| squirrels away | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| squirreling away | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | US | lexicographic |
| squirrelling away | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | UK | lexicographic |
| squirreled away | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | US | lexicographic |
| squirreled away | Tense=Past | US | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (4)
pl chomikować (To stash or hide) · es escamotear (To stash or hide) · fi hamstrata (To stash or hide) · es zampuzar (To stash or hide)