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stack

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What does stack mean?

noun

  1. A large pile of hay, grain, straw, or the like, larger at the bottom than the top, sometimes covered with thatch.
  2. A pile of similar objects, each directly on top of the last.
  3. A pile of poles or wood, indefinite in quantity.
More meanings (29)

noun

  1. A pile of wood containing 108 cubic feet. (~3 m³)
  2. An extensive collection
  3. A smokestack.
  4. A linear data structure in which items inserted are removed in reverse order (the last item inserted is the first one to be removed).
  5. A stack data structure stored in main memory that is manipulated during machine language procedure call related instructions.
  6. An implementation of a protocol suite (set of protocols forming a layered architecture).
  7. A combination of interdependent, yet individually replaceable, software components or technologies used together on a system.
  8. A generalization of schemes in algebraic geometry and of sheaves.
  9. A coastal landform, consisting of a large vertical column of rock in the sea.
  10. Compactly spaced bookshelves used to house large collections of books.
  11. (figuratively) A large amount of an object.
  12. A pile of rifles or muskets in a cone shape.
  13. The amount of money a player has on the table.
  14. A number of flues embodied in one structure, rising above the roof.
  15. A vertical drainpipe.
  16. (slang) A fall or crash, a prang.
  17. A blend of various dietary supplements or anabolic steroids with supposed synergistic benefits.
  18. A holding pattern, with aircraft circling one above the other as they wait to land.
  19. The quantity of a given item which fills up an inventory slot or bag.

verb

  1. To arrange in a stack, or to add to an existing stack.
  2. To arrange the cards in a deck in a particular manner, especially for cheating.
  3. To arrange or fix to obtain an advantage; to deliberately distort the composition of (an assembly, committee, etc.).
  4. To take all the money another player currently has on the table.
  5. (slang) To crash; to fall.
  6. To operate cumulatively.
  7. To place (aircraft) into a holding pattern.
  8. (informal) To collect precious metal in the form of various small objects such as coins and bars.
  9. To have excessive ink transfer.

proper noun

  1. A surname.
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IPA pronunciation

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“Blest if the old Nonesuch ain’t a heppin’ us out agin,” and he begun to haul out yaller-jackets and stack them up.
Mark TwainAdventures of Huckleberry FinnProject Gutenberg ebook #76
It appeared that Correll, running short of coal during the early morning hours, had gone out to procure some from the stack.
Douglas, Sir MawsonThe Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914Project Gutenberg ebook #6137
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As they passed behind a last year’s stack, Amédée clutched at his right side and sank down for a moment on the straw.
Willa CatherO Pioneers!Project Gutenberg ebook #24
The interior had been cleared by a recent bout of threshing except at one end, where there was a stack of dry clover.
Thomas HardyThe Mayor of CasterbridgeProject Gutenberg ebook #143
He consequently wished to draw all the rent for four years from his tenant, and consulted Mr. Stack whether he could do so.
Charles DarwinThe Expression of the Emotions in Man and AnimalsProject Gutenberg ebook #1227