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stock up vs provide

provide vs stock up

stock up and provide both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
stock up No No Yes No
provide No No Yes No
As verbs, provide is a hypernym of stock up; that is, provide is a word with a broader meaning than stock up:
  • stock up: amass so as to keep for future use or sale or for a particular occasion or use
  • provide: give something useful or necessary to
Other hypernyms of stock up include furnish, offer, render, supply.
stock up (verb) provide (verb)
amass so as to keep for future use or sale or for a particular occasion or use take measures in preparation for
determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation
give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
give something useful or necessary to
supply means of subsistence; earn a living
mount or put up
make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain
Difference between stock up and provide

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