stack

noun

UK /stæk/

Word Forms

singular	stack
plural	stacks

1
countable a pile of things placed one on top of another
stack of:
a stack of unopened mail
There were stacks of books on the floor.
Synonyms and related words
Piles of things
pile
mound
heap
1. 1a
  a pile of things standing or lying together
  a stack of firewood
  Synonyms and related words
  Piles of things
  pile
  mound
  heap
2. 1b
  a pile of hay (=dry grass) or straw (=dry stems from a crop)
  Synonyms and related words
  Crop farming
  arable
  broadacre
  cash crop
2

the stacks
plural the place in a library where books are stored and where members of the public usually cannot go
Synonyms and related words
Museums, libraries and art galleries
accession
annals
archive
3
countable a chimney (=a tube for letting smoke or gases escape into the air)
Synonyms and related words
The fireplace and chimney
chimney
chimney breast
chimney-piece
4
countable computinga system for storing information on a computer
Synonyms and related words
Computer memory and data storage devices
blu-ray
boot disk
buffer

phrases

a stack of

stack

noun

US /stæk/

Word Forms

singular	stack
plural	stacks

1
countable a pile of things placed one on top of another
stack of:
a stack of unopened mail
There were stacks of books on the floor.
Synonyms and related words
Piles of things
pile
mound
heap
1. 1a
  a pile of things standing or lying together
  a stack of firewood
  Synonyms and related words
  Piles of things
  pile
  mound
  heap
2. 1b
  a pile of hay (=dry grass) or straw (=dry stems from a crop)
  Synonyms and related words
  Crop farming
  arable
  cash crop
  combine
2
countable a chimney (=a tube for letting smoke or gases escape into the air)
smokestack
Synonyms and related words
The fireplace and chimney
chimney
chimney breast
chimney pot
3

the stacks
plural the place in a library where books are stored and, where ordinary readers cannot go
Synonyms and related words
Museums, libraries and art galleries
accession
annals
archive
4
countable computinga system for storing information on a computer
Synonyms and related words
Computer memory and data storage devices
blu-ray
boot disk
buffer

phrases

a stack of

stack

verb transitive

UK /stæk/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	stack
he/she/it	stacks
present participle	stacking
past tense	stacked
past participle	stacked

1

stack
or
stack up
to arrange things so that they are placed one on top of another
She began stacking plates on the trolley.
Synonyms and related words
To put things together or in a particular order
prepend
sort
arrange
1. 1a
  to fill a machine or space by putting things in it on top of each other
  He got a job stacking shelves at the supermarket.
  They went down to a small yard stacked high with rubbish.
  Synonyms and related words
  To put things together or in a particular order
  prepend
  sort
  arrange
  Synonyms and related words
  To fill a thing or place
  fill
  cram
  stuff
2

stack
or
stack up
to put things so that they are standing one beside another
She was examining the paintings stacked against the wall.
Synonyms and related words
To put things together or in a particular order
prepend
sort
arrange
3
to make planes fly above or below other planes while waiting to land
Synonyms and related words
To operate an aircraft
airlift
bank
buzz

phrases

be stacked against you

the cards/odds are stacked against you

phrasal verbs

stack up

stack

verb transitive

US /stæk/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	stack
he/she/it	stacks
present participle	stacking
past tense	stacked
past participle	stacked

1

stack
or
stack up
to arrange things so that they are placed one on top of another
She began stacking dishes on the serving cart.
Cardboard boxes were stacked ceiling high.
Synonyms and related words
To put things together or in a particular order
prepend
sort
arrange
1. 1a
  to fill a machine or space by putting things in it on top of each other
  They went down to a small yard stacked high with garbage.
  Synonyms and related words
  To put things together or in a particular order
  prepend
  sort
  arrange
  Synonyms and related words
  To fill a thing or place
  fill
  cram
  stuff
2

stack
or
stack up
to put things so that they are standing one beside another
She was examining the paintings stacked against the wall.
Synonyms and related words
To put things together or in a particular order
prepend
sort
arrange
3
to make planes fly above or below other planes while waiting to land
Synonyms and related words
To operate an aircraft
airlift
bank
buzz

phrases

be stacked against you

the cards/odds are stacked against you

phrasal verbs

stack up

stack ​‌

the stacks

stack ​‌

the stacks

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stack

stack up

stack

stack up

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stack

stack up

stack

stack up

stack

stack

stack

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