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Definition of "stock up" []

  • To acquire or increase stock (verb)
  • To swell up (usually refers to edema in a leg) (verb)

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Use "stock up" in a sentence
  • "Matt made a mental note to hit the bookstore in Shawsburg and stock up on a few good vegetarian cookbooks."
  • "WE ARE BOUNCING ON a bus over gouged roads to a nearby village to stock up on bread and milk, my mother, Aunt Muza, and my cousins, each carrying an empty basket."
  • "Today, you could walk into your favorite family discount store at the top of the summer not only to stock up on your outdoor entertaining essentials and sunscreen, but also to find a rainbow of stylishly fitted, soft-to-the-touch, classically designed polo shirts."