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squir·rel away

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. hoard, stash, cache, lay away, hive up, squirrel awayverb

    save up as for future use

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  1. squirrel awayverb

    To stash or hide; to hoard, collect, save, or accumulate; to create a reserve, stash, or hoard of some supply, so as to recall a squirrel's burying of nuts.

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  1. squirrel away

    To "squirrel away" something means to hide or store it in a safe place to use it later, similar to how a squirrel saves nuts for winter. This could refer to money, supplies, food, or any other items. It might also be used in a broader sense to refer to the act of conserving or holding onto something.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of squirrel away in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of squirrel away in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of squirrel away in a Sentence

  1. President Barack Obama:

    We don't get an impression that there was purposely efforts ... to hide something or to squirrel away information.


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