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to stack
01
to arrange items on top of each other in large quantities
Transitive: to stack sth
Example
The warehouse worker stacked boxes of inventory neatly to maximize storage space.
She is currently stacking books on the shelves in alphabetical order.
He recently stacked firewood neatly beside the fireplace for easy access.
02
to pile things up and fill an area with those piles
Transitive: to stack a space
Example
The workers stacked the warehouse floor with crates of goods.
She stacked the closet with blankets and pillows for guests.
She stacked the shelves with cans of soup.
03
to arrange a deck of cards in a specific way to cheat
Transitive: to stack a deck or cards
Example
The trickster stacked the deck, ensuring the king of hearts would be drawn.
The gambler was caught stacking the cards during the poker game.
They accused him of stacking the cards to favor his partner.
Stack
01
an orderly pile
02
the vertical section that protrudes above the roofline and facilitates the safe expulsion of smoke and gases from a fireplace or stove
03
a data structure that removes data in the reverse order of saving them and serves as a temporary storage
Example
The programmer used a stack to keep track of function calls.
He implemented a stack to manage the browser 's back button.
To retrieve the last item added, the program pops it off the stack.
04
a list in which the next item to be removed is the item most recently stored (LIFO)
05
a large number of something
Example
The warehouse worker stacked boxes of inventory neatly to maximize storage space.
She is currently stacking books on the shelves in alphabetical order.
He recently stacked firewood neatly beside the fireplace for easy access.
The construction workers often stack bricks one on top of the other to build walls.
Can you stack the dishes in the dishwasher before starting it?
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