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to stock up
[phrase form: stock]
01
to gather something in large amounts to keep for future use, sale, or for a particular occasion
Transitive: to stock up on supplies
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Inseparable
Particle
up
Base verb
stock
Present tense
stock up
3rd person singular
stocks up
Present participle
stocking up
Past simple
stocked up
Past participle
stocked up
Examples
Before the storm, people were stocking up on canned goods, water and batteries.
