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Verb

stack up ‎(third-person singular simple present stacks up, present participle stacking up, simple past and past participle stacked up)

1. (transitive) To put into a stack

   stack up the boxes.

2. (intransitive) to pile up; to accumulate
3. (idiomatic, transitive) To put a group of abstract things together.

   stack up memories.

4. To compare with something; to measure up. (Often used with "against", "among")
   • 1973, The Paper Chase, 01:17:10

     This is a great outline. Fantastic. If your's doesn't stack up, you wont get a chance to look at it.

   • 1939, Milwaukee Journal, issue of 7th September, page 3:

     "How Populations Stack Up Among Nations At War" (name of the article)

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