SQUIRREL AWAY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does squirrel away mean? 

• SQUIRREL AWAY (verb)
  The verb SQUIRREL AWAY has 1 sense:

1. save up as for future use

  Familiarity information: SQUIRREL AWAY used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SQUIRREL AWAY (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Save up as for future use

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Synonyms:

cache; hive up; hoard; lay away; squirrel away; stash

Hypernyms (to "squirrel away" is one way to...):

lay aside; save; save up (accumulate money for future use)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

They squirrel away the money in the closet