stack up

verb

stacked up; stacking up; stacks up

intransitive verb

1

: to add up : total

2

: measure up, compare

—usually used with against

Synonyms

• approach
• approximate
• compare (with)
• measure up (to)

Examples of stack up in a Sentence

those newspapers have been stacking up in the basement since we moved here

Recent Examples on the Web

Paul is actually stacked up, doing the Beatles next. —Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024

Legend features a run-heavy offense behind Lawrence, and as Bruins head coach Dave Logan noted, the Titans possess the size to stack up with Cherry Creek in the trenches. —Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 6 Dec. 2024

Advertisement The Heat blew out the Lakers 134-93, a new low in a season in which losses are starting to stack up rapidly. —Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024

But how do cities in Arizona actually stack up against other popular retirement locales? —Reia Li, The Arizona Republic, 5 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

stack up

verb

: measure up sense 2, compare

see how you stack up against the champion