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- [stak uhp]
- /stæk ʌp/
- /stæk ʌp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [stak uhp]
- /stæk ʌp/
Definitions of stack up words
- noun stack up a more or less orderly pile or heap: a precariously balanced stack of books; a neat stack of papers. 1
- noun stack up a large, usually conical, circular, or rectangular pile of hay, straw, or the like. 1
- noun stack up Often, stacks. a set of shelves for books or other materials ranged compactly one above the other, as in a library. 1
- noun stack up stacks, the area or part of a library in which the books and other holdings are stored or kept. 1
- noun stack up a number of chimneys or flues grouped together. 1
- noun stack up smokestack. 1
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Origin of stack up
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; (noun) Middle English stak < Old Norse stakkr haystack; (v.) Middle English stakken, derivative of the v.
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Stack up
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
stack up popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
stack up usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for stack up
verb stack up
- accumulate — When you accumulate things or when they accumulate, they collect or are gathered over a period of time.
- agglomerated — gathered together into a cluster or mass.
- clean up — If you clean up a mess or clean up a place where there is a mess, you make things tidy and free of dirt again.
- close with — to engage in battle with an enemy
- come to — When someone who is unconscious comes to, they recover consciousness.
Antonyms for stack up
verb stack up
- disproportion — lack of proportion; lack of proper relationship in size, number, etc.: architectural disproportions.
noun stack up
- intent — something that is intended; purpose; design; intention: The original intent of the committee was to raise funds.
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