stack up

verb

stacked up; stacking up; stacks 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
Recent Examples on the Web Here’s how Happy Money stacks up against two other major personal loan lenders on the market. Jasmin Suknanan,megan Dematteo, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2024 But as the would-be successors stacked up, the tide slowly turned to the face of those efforts. Ben Travers, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2024 Cincinnati police also stacked up well against other major cities nearby with a better-unsolved rate than Lexington, St. Louis, Indianapolis and Nashville. Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2024 While the wins stack up in her ascension, the Queens rapper-singer candidly expresses the pressure that comes with being the family bread-winner. Michael Saponara, Billboard, 13 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for stack up 

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Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of stack up was in 1896

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Cite this Entry

“Stack up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stack%20up. Accessed 19 Sep. 2024.

Kids Definition

stack up

verb
: measure up sense 2, compare
see how you stack up against the champion
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