verb
stack
To compare in quality or performance with others.
The smaller model stacks up well against its rivals.
Etymology
Stack up compares qualities as though things were placed alongside or above one another for comparison. It asks how one person's or thing's performance measures against others.
More examples
- How does this proposal stack up?
- Her experience stacked up favorably with the other candidates’.
- The old system no longer stacks up.
Forms
stack · stacks · stacked · stacking
Similar words
- compare
- Be judged against another.
- measure up
- Meet a standard or compare favorably.