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I UK [stæk] / US noun
Word forms "stack":
singular stack plural stacks

1) [countable] a pile of things placed one on top of another

stack of:

a stack of unopened mail

There were stacks of books on the floor.

a) a pile of things standing or lying together

a stack of firewood

b) a pile of hay (= dry grass) or straw (= dry stems from a crop)

2) the stacks

[plural] the place in a library where books are stored and where members of the public usually cannot go

3) [countable] a chimney (= a tube for letting smoke or gases escape into the air)

4) [countable] computing a system for storing information on a computer

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- a stack of

II UK [stæk] / US verb [transitive]
Word forms "stack":
present tense I/you/we/they stack he/she/it stacks present participle stacking past tense stacked past participle stacked

1)

a) stack or stack up to arrange things so that they are placed one on top of another

She began stacking plates on the trolley.

b) to fill a machine or space by putting things in it on top of each other

He got a job stacking shelves at the supermarket.

They went down to a small yard stacked high with rubbish.

2) stack or stack up to put things so that they are standing one beside another

She was examining the paintings stacked against the wall.

3) to make planes fly above or below other planes while waiting to land

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the cards/odds are stacked against you — used for saying that you are likely to fail, often because people are being unfair

- be stacked against you

Phrasal verbs:

- stack up