I need to stock up on food for the party.
•We need fresh vegetables. We will have to stock up before the weekend.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
stock up on something — stock up (on (something)) to buy a large amount of something so that you will have enough for future use. When there s a storm coming we always stock up on food and candles … New idioms dictionary
stock up (on something) — ˌstock ˈup (on/with sth) derived to buy a lot of sth so that you can use it later • We ought to stock up on film before our trip. Main entry: ↑stockderived … Useful english dictionary
stock up (with something) — ˌstock ˈup (on/with sth) derived to buy a lot of sth so that you can use it later • We ought to stock up on film before our trip. Main entry: ↑stockderived … Useful english dictionary
Stock car racing — is a form of automobile racing found mainly in the United States, Canada, New Zealand and Great Britain. The races are run on oval rings of approximately one quarter mile to 2.66 miles (about 0.4 to 4.2 kilometres) length, but are also raced on… … Wikipedia
stock up on — stock up (on (something)) to buy a large amount of something so that you will have enough for future use. When there s a storm coming we always stock up on food and candles … New idioms dictionary
stock up — (on (something)) to buy a large amount of something so that you will have enough for future use. When there s a storm coming we always stock up on food and candles … New idioms dictionary
stock — stock1 W3S3 [stɔk US sta:k] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in a shop)¦ 2¦(finance)¦ 3¦(amount available)¦ 4¦(supplies)¦ 5 take stock (of something) 6¦(cooking)¦ 7¦(gun)¦ 8¦(animals)¦ 9 the stocks 10 somebody s stock is high/low … Dictionary of contemporary English
stock up — 1) see stock 5) 2) PHRASAL VERB If you stock up on something, you buy a lot of it, in case you cannot get it later. [V P on/with n] The authorities have urged people to stock up on fuel... [V P on/with n] New Yorkers have been stocking up with… … English dictionary
Stock — (st[o^]k), n. [AS. stocc a stock, trunk, stick; akin to D. stok, G. stock, OHG. stoc, Icel. stokkr, Sw. stock, Dan. stok, and AS. stycce a piece; cf. Skr. tuj to urge, thrust. Cf. {Stokker}, {Stucco}, and {Tuck} a rapier.] 1. The stem, or main… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stock account — Stock Stock (st[o^]k), n. [AS. stocc a stock, trunk, stick; akin to D. stok, G. stock, OHG. stoc, Icel. stokkr, Sw. stock, Dan. stok, and AS. stycce a piece; cf. Skr. tuj to urge, thrust. Cf. {Stokker}, {Stucco}, and {Tuck} a rapier.] 1. The stem … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stock car — Stock Stock (st[o^]k), n. [AS. stocc a stock, trunk, stick; akin to D. stok, G. stock, OHG. stoc, Icel. stokkr, Sw. stock, Dan. stok, and AS. stycce a piece; cf. Skr. tuj to urge, thrust. Cf. {Stokker}, {Stucco}, and {Tuck} a rapier.] 1. The stem … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
