STACK


Meaning of STACK in English

/ stæk; NAmE / noun , verb

■ noun

1.

[ C ] a pile of sth, usually neatly arranged :

a stack of books

a stack hi-fi system (= where radio, CD player, etc. are arranged on top of each other)

—see also haystack

2.

[ C ] stack (of sth) ( informal , especially BrE ) a large number or amount of sth; a lot of sth :

stacks of money

There's a stack of unopened mail waiting for you at the house.

I've got stacks of work to do.

3.

[ C ] a tall chimney , especially on a factory

—see also chimney stack , smokestack

4.

the stacks [ pl. ] the part of a library, sometimes not open to the public, where books that are not often needed are stored

5.

[ C ] ( computing ) a way of storing information in a computer in which the most recently stored item is the first to be retrieved (= found or got back)

IDIOMS

see blow verb

■ verb

1.

stack (sth) (up) to arrange objects neatly in a pile; to be arranged in this way :

[ vn ]

to stack boxes

logs stacked up against a wall

[ v ]

Do these chairs stack?

stacking chairs

2.

[ vn ] stack sth (with sth) to fill sth with piles of things :

They were busy stacking the shelves with goods.

3.

[ v , vn ] stack (sth) (up) if aircraft stack (up) or are stacked (up) over an airport, there are several flying around waiting for their turn to land

PHRASAL VERBS

- stack up

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English : from Old Norse stakkr haystack, of Germanic origin.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.