stock up

stock up (third-person singular simple present stocks up, present participle stocking up, simple past and past participle stocked up)

1. (intransitive; often with on) To acquire or increase stock or inventory.

   Troponyms: restock, overstock

   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.

2. (intransitive) To swell up (usually refers to edema in a leg).
3. To extirpate; to dig up.

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• stockup (noun)