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

Power rankings: See how all 32 teams stack up after six weeks of play. —Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024

Hotel Monte Vista, Flagstaff For sheer number and diversity, the roster of ghosts at Hotel Monte Vista stacks up with anyone's. —Roger Naylor and Scott Craven, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2024

Examples are stacking up: Celebrities just don’t like us. —Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2024

Over time, as the curiosities stack up from 1890s-era playing cards and Mad Men-style magazine ads, the pull gets stronger. —Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 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