stack up

verb

stacked up; stacking up; stacks up

intransitive verb

1
: to add up : total
2
: measure up, compare
usually used with against

Examples of stack up in a Sentence

those newspapers have been stacking up in the basement since we moved here
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Here is how the league stacks up just a few days from the calendar shifting to 2025: 30. David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024 At that point, lines started stacking up at security checkpoints and flights were delayed. Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024 With her career milestones stacking up, Glazer is actually focused on slowing things down—at least behind the scenes. Grace McCarty, SELF, 20 Dec. 2024 But over the years, competition stacked up at Walmart, Target, Spirit Halloween and especially online sellers such as Amazon. Juliana Kim, NPR, 21 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for stack up 

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of stack up was in 1896

Dictionary Entries Near stack up

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“Stack up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stack%20up. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

stack up

verb
: measure up sense 2, compare
see how you stack up against the champion
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