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
Recent Examples on the Web
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No one should be stacking up extra towels on the floor or beside the tub, Mary Clair Cumbaa states. Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2025 Because the Great Lakes are deeper than the warm-water reservoirs of East Texas, Elliott often targets bass more toward the bottoms of these lakes, where smallmouth like to stack up among the rocks. Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 27 Feb. 2025 Distributors are being asked to fill bigger funding gaps in return for rights, but ultimately, the numbers need to stack up. Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 23 Feb. 2025 Further, testing provides teams insight into how their cars stack up against simulations, using tools like aero rakes and flow-vis paint to validate results obtained through computational fluid dynamics (CFD) or wind tunnel testing. Yara Elshebiny, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025 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

Cite this Entry

“Stack up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stack%20up. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

stack up

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