stack up

verb

stacked up; stacking up; stacks up

intransitive verb

1

: to add up : total

2

: measure up, compare

—usually used with against

Synonyms

• approach
• approximate
• compare (with)
• measure up (to)

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

Each round had six categories that, when stacked up, created the famous pyramid. —Tanner Stransky, EW.com, 8 Apr. 2024

Read Next How do salaries of Boise State football coaches stack up in Mountain West, Group of Five? April 02, 2024 4:00 AM Bolt (6-foot-3, 210 pounds) and Strachan are part of a deep group in the receiver room this year. —Ron Counts, Idaho Statesman, 4 Apr. 2024

Researchers were curious to know how farm-raised python stacked up against other types of livestock: How much food did pythons need to eat to produce a pound of meat for humans? —Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Mar. 2024

It is stacked up — feet high — against homes in Utah and Nevada. —Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2024

While stacking up a school-record 95 wins in four seasons before this season’s disappointment, Enfield boasted major local signings Evan and Isaiah Mobley (Rancho Christian), Onyeka Okongwu (Chino Hills) and Chimezie Metu (Lawndale). —Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024

How today's event stacks up to past quakes What causes earthquakes? —Lucia Suarez Sang, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2024

While its memory advantage may be helping too, the Slim 7i and its Core Ultra chip stack up well against the competition. —PCMAG, 31 Mar. 2024

Where does McCaffrey’s 2023 season stack up in recent years? —Safid Deen, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

stack up

verb

: measure up sense 2, compare

see how you stack up against the champion