Hamstern — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
Hamstern is used for these senses in English:
- hamster (ambitransitive) To secrete or store privately, as a hamster does with food in its cheek pouches.
- hoard (transitive) To amass, usually for one's own private collection.
- hoarding (psychology) An anxiety disorder characterized by a compulsive need to accumulate goods and feelings of anxiety or discomfort about discarding such goods.
- stockpile To accumulate or build up a supply of (something).
hamster — full definition
- noun A small, short-tailed rodent with cheek pouches, often kept as a pet.
- verb (informal) To stash away or hoard something quietly, the way a hamster stores food in its cheeks.
hoard — full definition
- noun A hidden store of valuable things, often kept secretly.
- verb To collect and store up, often more than is needed, usually out of anxiety or greed.