Definition of squirrelling a person away

squirrel away

verb - transitive

• to store for future use.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
  
  Citation from Common LISPcraft (book), Robert Wilensky, 1986 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  • See more words with the same meaning: to save.

  Last edited on Jan 05 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 03 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'to save':
stash	Definitions include: someone's hidden savings, usually of money or drugs.
pack rat	Definitions include: a person who obsessively hoards objects.

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Other terms relating to 'away':
AFK	Definitions include: acronym of "away from keyboard."
ask away	Definitions include: "Ask any questions that you'd like."
blow away	Definitions include: to kill, usually with a firearm.
GAFK	Definitions include: acronym of "goes away from keyboard".
get away scot free	Definitions include: to escape the consequences of one's actions.
get-away sticks	Definitions include: legs.
get away with murder	Definitions include: to avoid punishment for an offense.
piss away	Definitions include: to waste.
put away	Definitions include: to incarcerate.
rode hard and put away wet	Definitions include: have lived a rough lifestyle.
slave away	Definitions include: to work extremely hard.
square away	Definitions include: to perform cunnilingus on.
straight away	Definitions include: immediately.
take-away	Definitions include: a main point from an information source.
take (one's) breath away	Definitions include: to be very impressive.
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Other terms relating to 'squirrel':
got a squirrel peeking	Definitions include: to need to defecate.
information squirrel	Definitions include: Someone who obtains and hoards information or data on a subject and stores it away electronically (on a computer) or physically (as in a file drawer), whether or not they will ever look at it or use it ever again.
nuttier than squirrel sh*t	Definitions include: very nutty, i.e. very crazy.
squirrel	Definitions include: genitalia.
squirrels	Definitions include: attractive females.
squirrel's left nut	Definitions include: really stank.

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