Stack meaning

What does “stack” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“stack” is a noun and verb with 8 meanings. Its most common meaning is: an orderly pile.

stack

an orderly pile
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
“a batch of letters”
“a deal of trouble”
Synonymsbatch deal flock good deal great deal hatful heap lot
a list in which the next item to be removed is the item most recently stored (LIFO)
Synonymspush-down list push-down stack
a large tall chimney through which combustion gases and smoke can be evacuated
Synonymssmokestack
a storage device that handles data so that the next item to be retrieved is the item most recently stored (LIFO)
Synonymspush-down storage push-down store

load or cover with stacks
“stack a truck with boxes”
arrange in stacks
“heap firewood around the fireplace”
“stack your books up on the shelves”
Synonymspile heap
arrange the order of so as to increase one's winning chances
“stack the deck of cards”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University