stock up

To get plenty of something so you have enough for later.

• We need to stock up on milk.
• She stocked up before the shops closed.
• Have you stocked up on batteries?

How to use it: stock up on something (We stocked up on rice before the storm.); stock up for something (The shop is stocking up for Christmas.)

Similar words: lay in, get supplies

Common phrases: stock up on something, stock up for winter

If an animal’s legs do this, they become swollen, often after standing still for a long time.

• His legs stock up overnight.
• The horse stocked up after several days in its stall.
• Does your mare stock up when she cannot exercise?

Similar words: swell, swell up

Common phrases: legs stock up, horses stock up

To dig plants or roots out of the ground.

• They stocked up the dead trees.
• We must stock up these stumps before planting.
• The farmer stocked up the bushes along the fence.

How to use it: stock up something (The workers stocked up the old roots.)

Similar words: uproot, dig up

Common phrases: stock up roots, stock up stumps