Synonyms for store up

Grammar : Verb

Spell : stawr, stohr

Phonetic Transcription : stɔr, stoʊr

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Définition of store up

Origin : mid-13c., "to supply or stock," from Old French estorer "erect, furnish, store," from Latin instaurare "restore," from in- "in" + -staurare, from a noun cognate with Greek stauros "pole, stake" (see steer (v.)). The meaning "to keep in store for future use" (1550s) probably is a back-formation from store (n.).

As in lay up/lay by : verb set aside, store
As in recruit : verb gather resources
As in reserve : verb keep, hold back
As in accumulate : verb gather or amass something
As in cumulate : verb accumulate
As in conserve : verb save, protect

Example sentences :

Do those ants think we save and store up hour after hour only for them!
Extract from : « The Adventures of Maya the Bee » by Waldemar Bonsels

His stomach has many cells like bottles, in which he can store up water.
Extract from : « The Wonders of the Jungle » by Prince Sarath Ghosh

Oh, we eat part of it, and store up the rest for a rainy day.
Extract from : « Policeman Bluejay » by L. Frank Baum

In this way it can store up quite a gallon and a half of liquid.
Extract from : « The Animal World, A Book of Natural History » by Theodore Wood

Now is the time for you to store up facts which will always be valuable.
Extract from : « The Swan and Her Crew » by George Christopher Davies

Do not spoil her, so that she will store up future unhappiness for herself.
Extract from : « Letters to an Unknown » by Prosper Mrime

They learned how to plow and to reap and to store up their food for the winter.
Extract from : « Nature Myths and Stories for Little Children » by Flora J. Cooke

He will store up electricity in batteries to be used at his will.
Extract from : « Rambles with John Burroughs » by Robert John De Loach

Why store up so much power and maintain it without employment?
Extract from : « The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse » by Vicente Blasco Ibanez

Her Uncle Seth kep' a store up t' Davenport and he give her them furs.
Extract from : « The Fotygraft Album » by Frank Wing

Antonyms for store up

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