stack up

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stack up

verb stacks up · stacking up · stacked up

transitive to put into a stack. Stack up the boxes.
Similar: heap up
intransitive to pile up; to accumulate.
Similar: pile up, stack, add up, accrue
idiomatic, transitive 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)

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verb to put into a stack

Deutsch	aufstapeln, stapeln
Русский	нагроможда́ть nagromoždátʹ, нагромозди́ть nagromozdítʹ, скла́дывать skládyvatʹ, сложи́ть složítʹ

verb accumulate

한국어	쌓이다 ssaida
日本語	積もる tsumoru, 溜まる tamaru, 重なる kasanaru
Deutsch	läppern, ansammeln
Русский	нака́пливаться nakáplivatʹsja, накопи́ться nakopítʹsja

verb to compare with something

Español	compararse, figurar
Русский	соотве́тствовать sootvétstvovatʹ, быть сравни́мым bytʹ sravnímym
Tiếng Việt	chồng

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@misc{stack_up_2026,
  title = {stack up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stack%20up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}