stack

B2
Pronunciation
/stæk/
/stæk/
Noun
14 definition(s)
1 Definition

(heading) A pile.

2 Definition

A smokestack.

3 Definition

(heading) In computing.

4 Definition

A generalization of schemes in algebraic geometry and of sheaves.

5 Definition

A coastal landform, consisting of a large vertical column of rock in the sea.

6 Definition

(library) Compactly spaced bookshelves used to house large collections of books.

7 Definition

A large amount of an object.

Example Sentences
  • They paid him a stack of money to keep quiet.
8 Definition

A pile of rifles or muskets in a cone shape.

9 Definition

The amount of money a player has on the table.

10 Definition

(heading) In architecture.

11 Definition

A fall or crash, a prang.

12 Definition

A blend of various dietary supplements or anabolic steroids with supposed synergistic benefits.

13 Definition

A holding pattern, with aircraft circling one above the other as they wait to land.

14 Definition

The quantity of a given item which fills up an inventory slot or bag.

Example Sentences
  • I've got 107 Golden Branches, but the stack size is 20 so they're taking up 6 spaces in my inventory.
Verb
8 definition(s)
1 Definition

To arrange in a stack, or to add to an existing stack.

Synonyms
build up stack up
Example Sentences
  • Please stack those chairs in the corner.
2 Definition

To arrange the cards in a deck in a particular manner.

Example Sentences
  • This is the third hand in a row where you've drawn four of a kind. Someone is stacking the deck!
3 Definition

To take all the money another player currently has on the table.

Example Sentences
  • I won Jill's last $100 this hand; I stacked her!
4 Definition

To deliberately distort the composition of (an assembly, committee, etc.).

Synonyms
gerrymander
Example Sentences
  • The Government was accused of stacking the parliamentary committee.
5 Definition

To crash; to fall.

Synonyms
smash wreck
Example Sentences
  • Jim couldn′t make it today as he stacked his car on the weekend.
6 Definition

To operate cumulatively.

Example Sentences
  • A magical widget will double your mojo. And yes, they do stack: if you manage to get two magical widgets, your mojo will be quadrupled. With three, it will be octupled, and so forth.
7 Definition

To place (aircraft) into a holding pattern.

8 Definition

To collect precious metal in the form of various small objects such as coins and bars.