stocked

Meanings

• Transitive verb

  1. To supply or provide something, especially food, drink, or other goods, with the intention of having it available for use or sale.

  - "The store is stocked with a wide variety of products."
  - "The shelves are stocked with fresh fruits and vegetables."
  - "The pantry is stocked for the holidays."

• Transitive verb

  2. To fill or cover (a container, a space, or a surface) to capacity or nearly so.

  - "The barrel was stocked with beer."
  - "The warehouse was stocked with crates of merchandise."
  - "The shelves were stocked with books."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with stocked
docked , locked , socked , blocked

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Variants

List of all variants of stocked that leads to same result
stock , stocked , stocking , stocks , stock up , stocked up , stocking up , stocks up

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Etymology

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The word 'stocked' comes from the Old English word 'stoccan', which means 'to furnish with provisions' or 'to supply'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'stocked' is also used in fishing to describe a situation where there are many fish in a body of water.

2. In the game of chess, a 'stocked' board is one that has all the pieces in their starting positions.

3. The term 'stocked' is also used in the context of livestock, referring to animals that are kept in a pen or enclosure.

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Related Concepts

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1. Inventory: The process of recording, accounting for, and physically maintaining the stock of goods and materials in a business.

2. Supply chain: A network between different organizations, people, activities, information, and resources involved in the production and delivery of a product or service from its original state to the customer.

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Culture

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In literature, 'stocked' is often used metaphorically to describe a well-prepared or well-supplied situation. For example, in Shakespeare's 'Macbeth', the witches say, 'All hail Macbeth, hail to thee, thou noble Macbeth, our valiant captain! Who but thou had this steep Orchard graved, This hellish masterpiece of nature?', implying that Macbeth is well-stocked with the resources and power to achieve his goals. In art, 'stocked' may refer to a still life arrangement of food or other items, often used as a symbol of abundance or prosperity.

How to Memorize "stocked"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a store filled with shelves stocked with various items. Visualize the process of restocking the shelves and the feeling of satisfaction when the store is fully stocked.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'stocked' with the idea of being well-prepared or well-supplied. Think of a pantry or a warehouse filled with food or merchandise.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the phrase 'Stock Up On Essentials' to help remember the meaning of 'stocked' as 'supplied with goods or provisions'.

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