stack

/stˈæk/

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Definitions

Noun
an orderly pile
Noun
(often followed by `of'') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money"
Noun
a list in which the next item to be removed is the item most recently stored (LIFO)
Noun
a large tall chimney through which combustion gases and smoke can be evacuated
Noun
a storage device that handles data so that the next item to be retrieved is the item most recently stored (LIFO)
Verb
load or cover with stacks; "stack a truck with boxes"
Verb
arrange in stacks; "heap firewood around the fireplace"; "stack your books up on the shelves"
Verb
arrange the order of so as to increase one''s winning chances; "stack the deck of cards"