The difference between Amass and Stack up
When used as verbs, amass means to collect into a mass or heap, whereas stack up means to put into a stack.
Amass is also noun with the meaning: a mass.
check bellow for the other definitions of Amass and Stack up
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Amass as a verb (transitive):
To collect into a mass or heap
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Amass as a verb (transitive):
to gather a great quantity of; to accumulate.
Examples:
"to amass a treasure or a fortune"
"to amass words or phrases"
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Amass as a noun (obsolete):
A mass; a heap.
Examples:
"rfquotek Sir H. Wotton"
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Stack up as a verb (transitive):
To put into a stack
Examples:
"Stack up the boxes."
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Stack up as a verb (intransitive):
to pile up; to accumulate
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Stack up as a verb (idiomatic, transitive):
To put a group of abstract things together.
Examples:
"to stack up memories"
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Stack up as a verb:
To compare with (something); to measure up. (Often used with or .)