stack up
stack up verb: to put into a stack.
Verb
stack up (third-person singular simple present stacks up, present participle stacking up, simple past and past participle stacked up)
- to put into a stack.
- Stack up the boxes.
- Synonyms:
- heap up
- to pile up; to accumulate.
- To put a group of abstract things together.
- to stack up memories
- Often followed by against or among: to compare with (something); to measure up.
- "How Populations Stack Up Among Nations At War" (name of the article)1939, Milwaukee Journal, issue of 7th September, page 3
- This is a great outline. Fantastic. If yours doesn't stack up, you won't get a chance to look at it.1973, The Paper Chase, 01:17:10
stack up meaning in Vietnamese
stack up in Vietnamese
- to compare with something
- chồng
Synonyms of stack up
Forms of stack up
| third-person singular present | stacks up |
|---|---|
| present participle | stacking up |
| past participle | stacked up |
| past | stacked up |
Questions about stack up
- What does stack up mean?
- Stack up means to put into a stack.
- What is stack up in Vietnamese?
- Stack up in Vietnamese is chồng. See Stack up meaning in Vietnamese.
- What part of speech is stack up?
- Stack up is a verb.
- What is the past tense of stack up?
- The past tense of stack up is stacked up.
Words near stack up in the dictionary
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