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stack up

verb

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

First Known Use of stack up

1896, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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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

stack up

stackyard

stacte

stactometer

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The first known use of stack up was in 1896

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