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supply up

B2 informal inseparable intransitive
In simple words

To get all the food, equipment, or materials you will need before doing something.

Literal meaning: To supply (oneself) up (to a full level).

Meanings

1 B2 informal

To gather a sufficient stock of necessary supplies, especially before a trip, mission, or period of need.

"Before the long winter, the settlers supplied up with enough food and firewood to last several months."

Grammar: inseparable
2 B2 neutral

In military or expedition contexts, to resupply a unit or group with the materials needed to continue operations.

"The patrol needed to head back to base to supply up before pushing further into the mountains."

Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes

Less standard than 'stock up,' which is the preferred expression for this meaning. 'Supply up' appears in informal and military contexts. Not widely documented as a fixed phrasal verb; many speakers would prefer 'stock up' or 'load up on supplies.'

Commonly used with

food ammunition fuel medicine gear provisions

Forms

Base
supply up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
supplies up
he/she/it
Past simple
supplied up
yesterday
Past participle
supplied up
have + pp
-ing form
supplying up
continuous

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