stack up

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Definition

1. Verb (transitive):

   • To arrange objects into a neat pile or vertical structure.
   • To accumulate or gather something into a stack.

2. Verb (intransitive):

   • To form or rise into a stack or pile.
   • (Informal) To compare or measure up against something else; to be evaluated in comparison.

Usage and Examples

• Transitive verb (arrange into a stack):

  • Please stack up those chairs before you leave.
  • He stacked up the firewood neatly against the shed.

• Intransitive verb (form a pile):

  • Dirty dishes were starting to stack up in the sink.
  • Snow stacked up against the door during the blizzard.

• Intransitive verb (compare, measure up):

  • How does our new model stack up against the competition?
  • His experience doesn't stack up well for this senior role.

Advanced Usage

• "stack up to (something/someone)": To be compared with or be as good as.
  • Do you think our team can stack up to the champions?
• "stack up against": To be evaluated in comparison with a rival or standard.
  • Let's see how the data stacks up against our predictions.

Variants and Related Words

• Stack (n/v): The base form; a pile or to arrange in a pile.
• Stackable (adj): Capable of being stacked.
• Restack (v): To stack again.

Synonyms

• Pile up: To accumulate or place in a heap.
• Heap up: To gather into a large, often untidy, pile.
• Accumulate: To gather or build up over time.
• Measure up: To reach a standard; to compare favorably (for the comparative sense).

Related Phrasal Verbs / Idioms

• Stack the deck: To arrange a situation unfairly in one's favor.
  • The new rules seem designed to stack the deck against new entrants.
• Stack your chips: (From gambling) To gather your resources; to prepare.
  • It's time to stack your chips and get ready for the negotiation.

Học thuật

Verb

1. arrange into piles or stacks
   • She piled up her books in my living room

Từ đồng nghĩa

• pile up
• heap up