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squirrels away

squirrels away is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 squirrels away

What is squirrels away the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Squirrels away is the third-person singular simple present indicative of squirrel away.

Words near squirrels away in the dictionary

  1. squirrelly
  2. squirrelpox
  3. squirrelproof
  4. squirrels
  5. squirrels around
  6. squirrels away
  7. Squirrels Heath
  8. squirrels in the attic
  9. squirrelsona
  10. squirrelsonas
  11. squirreltail

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