Meaning & Definition of Stack in English
English⟶
Stack
/stæk/
noun
1. An orderly pile
synonym:
- stack
2. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
- "A batch of letters"
- "A deal of trouble"
- "A lot of money"
- "He made a mint on the stock market"
- "See the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"
- "It must have cost plenty"
- "A slew of journalists"
- "A wad of money"
synonym:
- batch,
- deal,
- flock,
- good deal,
- great deal,
- hatful,
- heap,
- lot,
- mass,
- mess,
- mickle,
- mint,
- mountain,
- muckle,
- passel,
- peck,
- pile,
- plenty,
- pot,
- quite a little,
- raft,
- sight,
- slew,
- spate,
- stack,
- tidy sum,
- wad
3. A list in which the next item to be removed is the item most recently stored (lifo)
synonym:
- push-down list,
- push-down stack,
- stack
4. A large tall chimney through which combustion gases and smoke can be evacuated
synonym:
- smokestack,
- stack
5. A storage device that handles data so that the next item to be retrieved is the item most recently stored (lifo)
synonym:
- push-down storage,
- push-down store,
- stack
verb
1. Load or cover with stacks
- "Stack a truck with boxes"
synonym:
- stack
2. Arrange in stacks
- "Heap firewood around the fireplace"
- "Stack your books up on the shelves"
synonym:
- stack,
- pile,
- heap
3. Arrange the order of so as to increase one's winning chances
- "Stack the deck of cards"
synonym:
- stack
Examples of using
There was a stack of newspapers in the corner of the room.
There was a stack of newspapers in the corner of the room.