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stock

2 verb
     
stock2 [transitive]
1 if a shop stocks a particular product, it keeps a supply of it to sell:
We stock a wide range of kitchen equipment.
2 to fill something with a supply of something
stock something with something
Our refrigerator at college was always stocked with beer.

stock up

phrasal verb
to buy a lot of something in order to keep it for when you need to use it later
stock up on
I have to stock up on snacks for the party.
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