stack up

verb

stacked up; stacking up; stacks up

Definition of stack 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

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Dictionary Entries near stack up

stack the odds against (someone)

stack the odds in favor of (someone)

stack the odds in someone's favor

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The first known use of stack up was in 1896

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auxiliary

providing supplementary assistance

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