squirrel away — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms squirrel away : present tense I/you/we/they squirrel away he/she/it squirrels away present participle squirrelling away past tense squirrelled away past participle squirrelled away to put something away in a… … English dictionary
squirrel away — save, hide, put in a safe place, salt away You can have your own pension if you squirrel away a few dollars each month … English idioms
squirrel away — PHRASAL VERB If you squirrel things away, you hide or store them so that you can use them in the future. [V n P] She says the kid s been squirrelling money away like there s no tomorrow... [V P n (not pron)] Arlott squirrelled away books,… … English dictionary
squirrel away — Synonyms and related words: accumulate, amass, arrange for, backlog, collect, cumulate, forearm, garner, garner up, gather into barns, heap up, hide, hoard, hoard up, hold, keep, lay by, lay up, look out for, make provision for, make sure against … Moby Thesaurus
squirrel away — verb To stash or hide; to hoard, collect, save, or accumulate; to create a reserve, stash, or hoard of some supply, so as to … Wiktionary
squirrel away — hoard, gather for use in a time of need (money, food, etc.) … English contemporary dictionary
squirrel — ► NOUN ▪ an agile tree dwelling rodent with a bushy tail, typically feeding on nuts and seeds. ► VERB (squirrelled, squirrelling; US also squirreled, squirreling) 1) (squirrel away) hide (money or valuables) in a safe place. 2) … English terms dictionary
squirrel — I. noun (plural squirrels; also squirrel) Etymology: Middle English squirel, from Anglo French escurel, esquirel, from Vulgar Latin *scuriolus, diminutive of scurius, alteration of Latin sciurus, from Greek skiouros, probably from skia shadow +… … New Collegiate Dictionary
squirrel — squir|rel1 [ˈskwırəl US ˈskwə:rəl] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Anglo French; Origin: esquirel, from Latin sciurus, from Greek skiouros, from skia shadow + oura tail ] a small animal with a long furry tail that climbs trees and eats nuts squirrel 2… … Dictionary of contemporary English
squirrel — I UK [ˈskwɪrəl] / US noun [countable] Word forms squirrel : singular squirrel plural squirrels a grey or red brown animal with a long thick tail that lives in trees II UK [ˈskwɪrəl] / US verb Word forms squirrel : present tense I/you/we/they… … English dictionary
