stack up

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Verb stack up has 1 sense

pile up, heap up, stack up - arrange into piles or stacks; "She piled up her books in my living room"
--₁ is one way to gather, garner, collect, pull together
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Stack Up

Definition:

The term "stack up" refers to the act of piling objects or items one on top of another, creating a vertical arrangement. It can also be used figuratively to describe the accumulation or increase of something.

Parts of Speech:

Verb: Stack up
Noun: Stackup

Senses:

Literal Sense:

To pile objects vertically.

Figurative Sense:

To accumulate or increase something, often with a negative connotation.

Usages:

Literal:

Let's stack up these books neatly on the shelf.

The kids decided to stack up the blocks to build a tower.

Figurative:

The dirty dishes started to stack up in the sink, and I had to wash them all at once.

Problems can stack up if not addressed promptly.

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