stack up

verb

stacked up; stacking up; stacks up

intransitive verb

1

: to add up : total

2

: measure up, compare

—usually used with against

Synonyms

• approach
• approximate
• compare (with)
• measure up (to)

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

How does the output of 16 decisions stack up against previous terms? —Jessie Opoien, Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2024

Behind the scenes, however, complaints were stacking up about Knuth’s treatment of women in the workplace. —Kenny Jacoby, USA TODAY, 7 May 2024

May’s already stacking up to be an intense month for big tech companies, and guess who’s starting us off with a bang? —Kyle Barr / Gizmodo, Quartz, 6 May 2024

But as Nick Bowlin sketches out in this Harper’s feature, nothing quite stacks up to Big Sky, Montana. —Longreads, 3 May 2024

My colleague David Gilbert describes how China stacks up to Russia as this election approaches. —Makena Kelly, WIRED, 2 May 2024

Back in Wisconsin, violent episodes stack up By July 2014, Anderson was back in Wisconsin and in trouble with the law. —Ashley Luthern, Journal Sentinel, 2 May 2024

Each round had six categories that, when stacked up, created the famous pyramid. —Tanner Stransky, EW.com, 8 Apr. 2024

Read Next How do salaries of Boise State football coaches stack up in Mountain West, Group of Five? April 02, 2024 4:00 AM Bolt (6-foot-3, 210 pounds) and Strachan are part of a deep group in the receiver room this year. —Ron Counts, Idaho Statesman, 4 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

stack up

verb

: measure up sense 2, compare

see how you stack up against the champion