Phrase guide

stock up

verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To acquire or increase stock or inventory.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Examples

  • Q: What about fuel oil? A: We plan to stock up before November.
  • Q: What about food? A: We're planning to stock up on canned goods before November.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To swell up (usually refers to edema in a leg).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To extirpate; to dig up.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

amass so as to keep for future use or sale or for a particular occasion or use

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • let's stock coffee as long as prices are low

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: stock, buy in

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: supply, provide, render, furnish

Narrower terms: overstock, understock

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: tədarük etmək — acquire or increase stock
  • Azerbaijani: tədarük görmək — acquire or increase stock
  • Dutch: zich bevoorraden — acquire or increase stock
  • German: eindecken — acquire or increase stock
  • Italian: rifornirsi — acquire or increase stock
  • Russian: запаса́ться (zapasátʹsja) — acquire or increase stock
  • Russian: запасти́сь (zapastísʹ) — acquire or increase stock
  • Spanish: abastecerse — acquire or increase stock
  • Swedish: bunkra — acquire or increase stock
  • Swedish: hamstra — acquire or increase stock