stock up

phrasal verb

stocked up; stocking up; stocks up

: to get a large quantity of something for later use

—often + on

We made sure to stock up on food before the storm hit.

Examples of stock up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Though there's little to do beyond grabbing beachside bites and stocking up on staples for your stay, that's kind of its charm. —Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2025

Given that Swift has made orange the color of the year, Swifties are wasting no time stocking up on similar colors to channel their inner Showgirls. —Kara Nesvig, Allure, 14 Aug. 2025

The temptation to retreat in the face of all this is so strong and painfully human —keep your head down, build the wall a little higher, stock up on sandbags—but that mode of thinking is the doomer’s disease. —Emma Sloley august 14, Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2025

Now’s also the time to stock up on fall capsule wardrobe essentials, including chunky cardigans and cozy loungewear. —Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 14 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for stock up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup