- stock up (with something)
- stock up (with something)to build up a supply of something. •
You had better stock up with firewood before the first snowstorm.
•Yes, I will stock up today.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
stock up (with something)
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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 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
in tandem (with something) — in ˈtandem (with sb/sth) idiom a thing that works or happens in tandem with sth else works together with it or happens at the same time as it • The two systems are designed to work in tandem. • Stock prices pushed sharply higher this afternoon in … 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 — n 1 a: the equipment, materials, or supplies of a business b: a store or supply accumulated; esp: the inventory of the goods of a merchant or manufacturer 2: the ownership element in a corporation usu. divided into shares and represented by… … Law dictionary
stock — I UK [stɒk] / US [stɑk] noun Word forms stock : singular stock plural stocks *** 1) [countable] an amount of something that you keep so that you can use it when you need it stock of: Keep a good stock of nutritious foods available. Their stocks… … English dictionary
stock — stock1 [ stak ] noun *** ▸ 1 amount kept/available ▸ 2 goods in store ▸ 3 all money/goods ▸ 4 for making soups/sauces ▸ 5 farm animals ▸ 6 family: type of people ▸ 7 amount someone is respected ▸ 8 for punishment ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count an amount… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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
