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stack1 /stak/ noun- A large built-up pile (eg, of hay, corn, wood, etc or of goods or equipment)
- A group or cluster of chimneys or flues, or a single tall chimney
- The chimney or funnel of a steamer, steam-engine, etc
- A vertical exhaust pipe on a lorry, etc
- An isolated pillar of rock, often rising from the sea
- A set of compactly arranged bookcases for storing books not on the open shelves of a library
- A temporary storage area for data in a computer memory
- A pyramid of three rifles, etc
- An ordered, built-up pile
- A standard quantity of gambler's chips bought at one time
- Aircraft waiting to land and circling at definite heights according to instructions
- A large amount (informal)
transitive verb- To pile into a stack
- To fill
- To shuffle or arrange the order of (cards) for cheating
- To arrange (aircraft waiting to land) in a stack (see above)
ORIGIN: ON stakkr a stack of hay stackˈable adjective stacked adjective - Piled in a stack
- Filled
- (of shoe-heels) made of horizontal layers of leather
- (of a woman) having a large bust (also well-stackedˈ; slang)
stackˈer noun - A person who stacks
- A machine for stacking (eg products in a factory)
stackˈing noun stackˈroom noun In a library, a room where books are stored in stacks stack system or stacking system noun A modular hi-fi system which stacks one component on top of the other stackˈyard noun A yard for stacks stack against (or in favour of) To arrange (circumstances) to the disadvantage (or advantage) of (have the cards stacked against (or in favour of) to be faced with circumstances arranged in this way) stack up - To pile or load high
- To compare
- To add up (informal)
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