stack
5 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
stacks
plural
stacks
Britannica Dictionary definition of STACK
1
[count]
:
a usually neat pile
:
a group of things that are put one on top of the other
— often + of
—
see also haystack
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He had arranged the letters in stacks.
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She took a magazine from near the top of the stack.
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a stack of dishes/papers
2
[count]
:
a large amount of something
— usually + of
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There is a stack of evidence against her.
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They have stacks of money.
3
4
the stacks
:
the rows of shelves where books are stored in a library
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I couldn't find the book in the stacks.
blow your stack
2
stack
/ˈstæk/
verb
stacks;
stacked;
stacking
2
stack
/ˈstæk/
verb
stacks;
stacked;
stacking
Britannica Dictionary definition of STACK
1
:
to arrange (things) in a stack
:
to put (things) in a usually neat pile
— often + up
[+ object]
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She spent the afternoon splitting and stacking firewood.
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She stacked the plates in the cupboard.
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He stacked the books on the table.
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She stacked the wood up against the fence.
[no object]
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The chairs don't stack. [=the chairs cannot be put in a stack; the chairs cannot be stacked]
2
[+ object]
a
:
to cheat at a card game by arranging (a deck of cards) in a special way
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The other players accused him of stacking the deck.
b
— used to describe a situation in which one person, team, etc., is given an advantage over others often in a way that is unfair
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In many ways, the cards are stacked against immigrants. [=immigrants face unfair and difficult circumstances]
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There are things you can do to stack the odds in your favor. [=to make it more likely for you to win, succeed, etc.]
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The odds are stacked against you. [=the odds are against you; you do not have a good or fair chance of winning, succeeding, etc.]
stack up
[phrasal verb]
1
:
to increase in number or amount to a total that is difficult to deal with
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Cars quickly stacked up behind the bus.
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My bills are stacking up. [=piling up]
2
:
to be good enough or equally good
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The camera doesn't stack up [=measure up] when it comes to performance.
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This model stacks up well when compared with other cameras. [=the camera is as good as or better than others]
3
stack up against (something or someone)
or
stack (something or someone) up against (something or someone)
:
to compare (something or someone) with others of the same kind
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How does this computer stack up against other models? [=how good is it compared to other models?]
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How does he stack up against the other candidates?
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The camera does pretty well when you stack it up against the competition.
