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Definition of squirrels us 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':

Definitions include: someone's hidden savings, usually of money or drugs.
Definitions include: a person who obsessively hoards objects.

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Other terms relating to 'away':

Definitions include: acronym of "away from keyboard."
Definitions include: "Ask any questions that you'd like."
Definitions include: to kill, usually with a firearm.
Definitions include: acronym of "goes away from keyboard".
Definitions include: to escape the consequences of one's actions.
Definitions include: legs.
Definitions include: to avoid punishment for an offense.
Definitions include: to waste.
Definitions include: to incarcerate.
Definitions include: have lived a rough lifestyle.
Definitions include: to work extremely hard.
Definitions include: to perform cunnilingus on.
Definitions include: immediately.
Definitions include: a main point from an information source.
Definitions include: to be very impressive.

Other terms relating to 'squirrel':

Definitions include: to need to defecate.
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.
Definitions include: very nutty, i.e. very crazy.
Definitions include: genitalia.
Definitions include: attractive females.
Definitions include: really stank.

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