English Explanatory Dictionary

squirrel away

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To stash or hide; to hoard, collect, save, or accumulate; to create a reserve, stash, or hoard of some supply.

Word forms

squirrel away squirrels away squirreling away squirrelling away squirreled away squirrelled away

Etymology

Suggesting the way that squirrels hide nuts in a cache.

Synonyms

accumulate
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