hoarding

/ˈhȯr-diŋ/

noun

  1. the practice of collecting or accumulating something (such as money or food)

  2. something that is hoarded —usually plural

  3. the compulsion to continually accumulate a variety of items that are often considered useless or worthless by others accompanied by an inability to discard the items without great distress

The hoarding and misuse of resources was uncommon even in times of natural disaster …

noun

  1. a temporary board fence put about a building being erected or repaired —called also hoard

  2. billboard

verb

  1. to collect and often hide away a supply of : to accumulate a hoard of

  2. to keep (something, such as one's thoughts) to oneself

  3. to collect and often hide away a supply of something; specifically : to engage in compulsive hoarding

hoarding food