to collect a large amount of something so that you can use it in the future
Many families are hoarding up tinned goods after warnings of possible food shortages.
phrasehoard up hoard up sth • hoard sth up to collect and save large amounts of food, money etc, so that you will have it later if you need it: People are hoarding up supplies of food in case there's another bad winter.
hoard up
To accumulate and keep large quantities of something. A now or pronoun can be used between "hoard" and "up." People tend to hoard up things like bread, milk, and eggs when they heard a bad winter weather forecast.
hoard something up
to accumulate a large store of something against bad times. Scott was hoarding canned goods up for the hard times ahead.He hoarded up many pounds of canned tuna.