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squirrel away

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.68 in modern English

Syllables
squir-rel -away
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Informal; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Suggesting the way that squirrels hide nuts in a cache.

Usage

Inflected Forms

squirrels away (present, singular) squirreling away (US, participle) squirrelling away (UK, participle) squirreled away (US, participle) squirreled away (US, past) squirrelled away (UK, participle) squirrelled away (UK, past)

Synonyms

accumulate hoard stash cache lay away hive up

Questions

What does squirrel away mean?
To stash or hide; to hoard, collect, save, or accumulate; to create a reserve, stash, or hoard of some supply.
Where does squirrel away come from?
Suggesting the way that squirrels hide nuts in a cache.

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