stack (st k)n. 1. A large, usually conical pile of straw or fodder arranged for outdoor storage. 2. An orderly pile, especially one arranged in layers. See Synonyms at heap. 3. Computer Science A section of memory and its associated registers used for temporary storage of information in which the item most recently stored is the first to be retrieved. 4. A group of three rifles supporting each other, butt downward and forming a cone. 5. a. A chimney or flue. b. A group of chimneys arranged together. 6. A vertical exhaust pipe, as on a ship or locomotive. 7. An extensive arrangement of bookshelves. Often used in the plural. 8. stacks The area of a library in which most of the books are shelved. 9. A stackup. 10. An English measure of coal or cut wood, equal to 108 cubic feet (3.06 cubic meters). 11. Informal A large quantity: a stack of work to do. v. stacked, stack·ing, stacks v.tr. 1. To arrange in a stack; pile. 2. To load or cover with stacks or piles: stacked the dishwasher. 3. a. Games To prearrange the order of (a deck of cards) so as to increase the chance of winning. b. To prearrange or fix unfairly so as to favor a particular outcome: tried to stack the jury. 4. To direct (aircraft) to circle at different altitudes while waiting to land. v.intr. Phrasal Verb: To form a stack. stack up Informal 1. To measure up or equal: Their gift doesn't stack up against his. 2. To make sense; add up: Her report just doesn't stack up. [Middle English stac, from Old Norse stakkr.] stack  a·ble adj.stack er n. |
stack [stæk]
n
1. an ordered pile or heap
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) a large orderly pile of hay, straw, etc., for storage in the open air
3. (Library Science & Bibliography) (often plural) Library science compactly spaced bookshelves, used to house collections of books in an area usually prohibited to library users
4. (Engineering / Aeronautics) a number of aircraft circling an airport at different altitudes, awaiting their signal to land
5. a large amount a stack of work
6. (Military) Military a pile of rifles or muskets in the shape of a cone
7. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) Brit a measure of coal or wood equal to 108 cubic feet
8. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) See chimney stack, smokestack
9. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a vertical pipe, such as the funnel of a ship or the soil pipe attached to the side of a building
10. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a high column of rock, esp one isolated from the mainland by the erosive action of the sea
11. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) an area in a computer memory for temporary storage
vb (tr)
1. to place in a stack; pile to stack bricks on a lorry
2. to load or fill up with piles of something to stack a lorry with bricks
3. (Engineering / Aeronautics) to control (a number of aircraft waiting to land at an airport) so that each flies at a different altitude
(Group Games / Card Games)
stack the cards to prearrange the order of a pack of cards secretly so that the deal will benefit someone
[from Old Norse stakkr haystack, of Germanic origin; related to Russian stog]
stackable adj
stacker n
| stack (stk) An isolated, columnar mass or island of rock along a coastal cliff. Stacks are formed by the erosion of cliffs through wave action and are larger than chimneys. |
Stack a large quantity; a group or set; an orderly pile or heap; bookstacks collectively; a unit of measure for coal or fuel (4 cubic yards).
Examples: stack of arms; of beans, 1795; of Bibles; of billets; of bills; of books; of buildings, 1698; of conventions, 1896; of cornmills, 1772; of salt fish, 1596; of letters; of money, 1894; of statutes, 1581; of wood, 1460.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  stack - an orderly pile cumulation, heap, pile, agglomerate, cumulus, mound - a collection of objects laid on top of each other |
| 2. |  stack - (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"good deal, great deal, hatful, lot, muckle, passel, peck, mickle, mint, quite a little, slew, spate, tidy sum, wad, raft, mountain, pile, plenty, mass, batch, heap, deal, flock, pot, mess, sight large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude deluge, flood, inundation, torrent - an overwhelming number or amount; "a flood of requests"; "a torrent of abuse" haymow - a mass of hay piled up in a barn for preservation | |
| 3. | stack - a list in which the next item to be removed is the item most recently stored (LIFO) | |
| 4. |  stack - a large tall chimney through which combustion gases and smoke can be evacuatedchimney - a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building funnel - (nautical) smokestack consisting of a shaft for ventilation or the passage of smoke (especially the smokestack of a ship) | |
| 5. | stack - a storage device that handles data so that the next item to be retrieved is the item most recently stored (LIFO) memory device, storage device - a device that preserves information for retrieval | |
| Verb | 1. | stack - load or cover with stacks; "stack a truck with boxes" salt away, stack away, stash away, store, hive away, lay in, put in - keep or lay aside for future use; "store grain for the winter"; "The bear stores fat for the period of hibernation when he doesn't eat" |
| 2. | stack - arrange in stacks; "heap firewood around the fireplace"; "stack your books up on the shelves" arrange, set up - put into a proper or systematic order; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order" rick - pile in ricks; "rick hay" cord - stack in cords; "cord firewood" | |
| 3. | stack - arrange the order of so as to increase one's winning chances; "stack the deck of cards" |
stack
Translations
stack [stæk]
A. N
1. (= pile) → montón m, pila f
there were stacks of books on the table → había montones or pilas de libros sobre la mesa
there were stacks of books on the table → había montones or pilas de libros sobre la mesa
2. stacks (= lots) I have stacks of work to do → tengo un montón or una gran cantidad de trabajo
they've got stacks of money → tienen cantidad de dinero
we have stacks of time → nos sobra tiempo
they've got stacks of money → tienen cantidad de dinero
we have stacks of time → nos sobra tiempo
3. (= section in library) → estantería f; (= book stack) → estantería f de libros
stack [ˈstæk]
vt (= pile up) → empiler
The shelves were stacked with empty bottles
BUT Des bouteilles vides s'entassaient sur les étagères.
The shelves were stacked with empty bottles
BUT Des bouteilles vides s'entassaient sur les étagères.
stack
n
(= pile) → Haufen m; (neatly piled) → Stoß m, → Stapel m; (Comput) → Stapel m, → Stack m; (of rifles) → Pyramide f; to be in the stack (Aviat) → kreisen, Warteschleifen pl → ziehen (→ over über +dat)
(inf: = lots) → Haufen m (inf); stacks → jede Menge (inf); stacks of time/helpers → jede Menge (inf) → Zeit/Hilfskräfte
(in library: also stacks) → Magazin nt
(Geol) → Felssäule f
vt
(Aviat) incoming planes had to be stacked → ankommende Maschinen mussten kreisen or Warteschleifen ziehen
stack [stæk]
stack [stæk]
1. n
a. (pile) → pila, catasta (Brit) (fam) → mucchio, sacco
there's stacks of time to finish it → abbiamo un sacco di tempo per finirlo
there's stacks of time to finish it → abbiamo un sacco di tempo per finirlo
c. (Geog) → faraglione m
2. vt (books, boxes) → impilare, accatastare; (chairs) → mettere l'uno/a sopra l'altro/a; (aircraft) → tenere a quote assegnate (in attesa dell'atterraggio)
the cards are stacked against us (fig) → tutto è contro di noi
the cards are stacked against us (fig) → tutto è contro di noi
stack [stæk]
n stack [stӕk]
1 a large, usually neatly shaped, pile eg of hay, straw, wood etc a haystack. stapel كَوْمَه مُرَتَّبَه купа сено stoh; hranice stak; -stak; stabel; -stabel der Stapel θημωνιά kuhi, riit دسته pino, suova meule עֲרֵימָה सजा कर रखा हुआ stog, plast kazal timbunan stakkur; sáta pila, catasta 積重ね 낟가리 krūva, kaugė, stirta kaudze; grēda; stirpa timbunan mijt stabel; hesje; bunke; haug stos pilha stog; căpiţă стог; скирда stoh kopica gomila stack, trave, stapel, hög กองที่ซ้อนกันอย่างเป็นระเบียบ yığın, küme (草)堆 стіг, скирта گھاس بھوسے کا ڈھیر cụm, chùm, đống （草）垛
2 a set of shelves for books eg in a library. rak مَجْموعَة رُفوف лавици regál reol das Regal ράφια βιβλίων raamaturiiulid قفسه hyllyt rayon(nage) כּוֹנָנִית रैक red, skladište knjiga polcrendszer rak buku hillusamstæða scaffalatura 書架 書架(서가) lentynos stelāža; plauktu rinda rak buku boekenrek reol, bokmagasin regał estante rafturi стеллаж polica police skladište bokhyllor ชั้นหนังสือ raf 書架 стелаж; книгосховище لاءبریری میں کتابوں کی الماریاں giá sách, kho sách 书架
v
to arrange in a large, usually neat, pile Stack the books up against the wall. stapel يُنَضِّد، يُكَدِّس нареждам (na)rovnat stable stapeln στοιβάζω riita laduma دسته كردن pinota empiler לְעֵרוֹם गड्डियों में लगाना, ढेर लगाना plastiti, složiti u hrpu halomba rak menyusun stafla accatastare 積み重ねる (정리해서) 쌓아놓다 sukrauti (į krūvą) kraut/likt kaudzē; grēdā; stirpā menyusun opstapelen stable, hesje, legge i bunke układać (w stos) empilhar a stivui складывать в стопку (na)ukladať zložiti na kup naslagati stapla วางตั้งซ้อนกัน yığmak, istif etmek 堆放 складати в стіг, купу انبار لگانا chất thành đống 堆放
stack → كومة منتظم hromada stak Stapel στοίβα montón pino tas hrpa catasta 積み重ね 더미 stapel stabel stóg pilha штабель trave กองที่ซ้อนกัน yığın đụn 堆栈
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