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Verb: squirrel away  'skwu-rul u'wey [N. Amer], 'skwi-rul u'wey [Brit]
Usage: informal
  1. Save up as for future use
    - hoard, stash, cache, lay away, hive up, sock away [N. Amer, informal]

Derived forms: squirrelled away, squirrels away, squirrelling away

Type of: lay aside, save, save up