stack

²stack

verb

Definition of STACK

transitive verb

1

a : to arrange in a stack : pile b : to pile in or on <stacked the table with books> <stack the dishwasher>

2

a : to arrange secretly for cheating <stack a deck of cards> b : to arrange or fix so as to make a particular result likely <the odds are stacked against us> <will stack juries to suit themselves — Patrice Horn>

3

a : to assign (an airplane) by radio to a particular altitude and position within a group circling before landing b : to put into a waiting line <another dozen rigs are stacked up and waiting — P. H. Hutchins, Jr.>

4

: compare —used with against <such a crime is nothing when stacked against a murder — Pete Censky>

intransitive verb

: to form a stack

— stack·er noun

Examples of STACK

1. She spent the afternoon splitting and stacking firewood.
2. She stacked the plates in the cupboard.
3. He stacked the books on the table.
4. The other players accused him of stacking the deck.

First Known Use of STACK

14th century

Related to STACK

Synonyms: heap, mound, pile

Antonyms: unpile

Related Words: bank; layer, pyramid; accumulate, amass, assemble, collect, concentrate, garner, gather, group, mass; bunch, clump, lump

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