stack up
verb
stacked up; stacking up; stacks up
1
: to add up
Cars were beginning to stack up behind the bus.
2
: to be in a particular state or situation
Here's how things stack up today.
3
: measure up, compare
—usually used with against
How does he stack up against the other job candidates?
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
If the first two films strained credibility, Death Wish 3 throws it out the window en route to stacking up a body count akin to a minor military conflict.
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Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2025
As this evidence stacks up, scientists have accelerated calls for a vaccine that targets the virus.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 13 Nov. 2025
Here’s how the rest of the field stacks up.
—Hannah Vanbiber, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
On busy evenings, the KleanPal Pro Baby Bottle Washer can streamline cleanup when pumping sessions stack up.
—Footwear News, 11 Nov. 2025
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Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2025
As this evidence stacks up, scientists have accelerated calls for a vaccine that targets the virus.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 13 Nov. 2025
Here’s how the rest of the field stacks up.
—Hannah Vanbiber, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
On busy evenings, the KleanPal Pro Baby Bottle Washer can streamline cleanup when pumping sessions stack up.
—Footwear News, 11 Nov. 2025
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“Stack up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stack%20up. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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