stock up

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

The county’s department of water similarly recommended that residents stock up on drinking water and fill buckets and bathtubs for nondrinking use. — Phil Helsel, NBC news, 7 Sep. 2026

Best Last-Chance Amazon Beauty Labor Day Sales The clock is ticking down on Amazon’s Labor Day beauty discounts, so stock up on finds from Laneige, Medicube, Olay, and more popular brands. — Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2026

In Lihue, a town of 8,000 with Kauai’s primary airport, residents were stocking up on food and water as supermarket shelves emptied. — ABC News, 6 Sep. 2026

Now’s your chance to stock up on Everlane’s iconic, viral jeans before they’re gone. — Paige Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for stock up

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