stack up
To put into a stackTo put into a stack.
» Tom stacked the boxes up against the wall.
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
4 senses(transitive)To put into a stack.
Stack up the boxes.
aufstapeln, stapeln
нагроможда́тьnagromoždátʹ, нагромозди́тьnagromozdítʹ, скла́дыватьskládyvatʹ
arrange into piles or stacks
(intransitive)To pile up; to accumulate.
läppern, ansammeln
нака́пливатьсяnakáplivatʹsja, накопи́тьсяnakopítʹsja
(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.
соотве́тствоватьsootvétstvovatʹ, быть сравни́мымbytʹ sravnímym
Examples
12 sentencesTom stacked the boxes up against the wall.
If you stack the dishes up by the sink, I'll do them later.
The boxes were stacked up high.
Let's see how they stack up against him.
He must have stacked them up against the wall.
ruОн, должно быть, сложил их у стены. — marafon
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 2
Forms
stacks up, stacking up, stacked up, stacked up| Base form | stack up · to stack up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | stacks up |
| Present participle | stacking up |
| Past simple | stacked up |
| Past participle | stacked up |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
5 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
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