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stocking up

stocking up is the present participle and gerund of stock up.

Meaning of stock up

Verb

stock up (third-person singular simple present stocks up, present participle stocking up, simple past and past participle stocked up)

  1. (intransitive) To acquire or increase stock or inventory.
    • Q: What about fuel oil? A: We plan to stock up before November.
  2. (intransitive) To swell up (usually refers to edema in a leg).
  3. To extirpate; to dig up.

Questions about stocking up

What is stocking up the present participle and gerund of?
Stocking up is the present participle and gerund of stock up.

Words near stocking up in the dictionary

  1. stocking fillers
  2. stocking frame
  3. stocking frames
  4. stocking stuffer
  5. stocking stuffers
  6. stocking up
  7. stocking-feet
  8. stocking-filler
  9. stocking-fillers
  10. stocking-foot
  11. stocking-stuffer

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