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squirreled away

squirreled away is the simple past and past participle of squirrel away.

Meaning of squirrel away

Verb

squirrel away (third-person singular simple present squirrels away, present participle (US) squirreling away or (UK) squirrelling away, simple past and past participle (US) squirreled away or (UK) squirrelled away)

  1. (informal, transitive) To stash or hide; to hoard, collect, save, or accumulate; to create a reserve, stash, or hoard of some supply.
    • He had bits of string, cans of nails and lots of other useful tidbits squirreled away throughout his garage.
    Synonyms:
    accumulate

Questions about squirreled away

What is squirreled away the simple past and past participle of?
Squirreled away is the simple past and past participle of squirrel away.

Words near squirreled away in the dictionary

  1. squirrelcide
  2. squirrelcides
  3. squirreldom
  4. squirreled
  5. squirreled around
  6. squirreled away
  7. squirreless
  8. squirrelesses
  9. squirrelette
  10. squirrelfish
  11. squirrelfishes

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