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stacks up

stacks up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stack up.

Meaning of stack up

Verb

stack up (third-person singular simple present stacks up, present participle stacking up, simple past and past participle stacked up)

  1. (transitive) to put into a stack.
    • Stack up the boxes.
    Synonyms:
    heap up
  2. (intransitive) to pile up; to accumulate.
    Synonyms:
    pile up, stack, add up, accrue
  3. (idiomatic, transitive) To put a group of abstract things together.
    • to stack up memories
  4. 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

Questions about stacks up

What is stacks up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Stacks up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stack up.

Words near stacks up in the dictionary

  1. stacks of wax
  2. stacks off
  3. stacks on
  4. stacks on the mill
  5. stacks the deck
  6. stacks up
  7. stacks z's
  8. stackstand
  9. stackstands
  10. stackup
  11. stackups

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