stack up

• Partikelverb, das das Aufeinanderschichten oder Anhäufen von Gegenständen bezeichnet sowie den Vergleich oder die Bewertung im Verhältnis zu etwas anderem.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of arranging items in a pile or stack, or to compare or measure up against something.

unzählbar · transitiv und intransitiv · Phrasal, trennbar

1. Accumulate or pile upinformal

   To increase in quantity or amount, often by being placed on top of each other.

   Sich anhäufen

   • The dirty dishes are stacking up in the sink.
   • Work is stacking up while I'm on vacation.
   • The bills are stacking up faster than I can pay them.

   Synonymeaccrueaccumulateamassbuild upcollectgatherheap uppile up

   Antonymedecreasedepletediminishdwindle

2. Compare or measure upinformal

   To be compared with something else, often in terms of quality or performance.

   Sich vergleichen lassen

   • How does this new model stack up against the competition?
   • Her skills stack up well against other candidates.
   • The movie doesn't stack up to the original book.

   Synonymecomparefarehold upmatch-upmeasure uprankstand up

Grundverbstack