Dictionary definition · stack
noun
- an orderly pile
- (often followed by ‘of’) a large number or amount or extent"a batch of letters"
- a list in which the next item to be removed is the item most recently stored (LIFO)
- a large tall chimney through which combustion gases and smoke can be evacuated
- 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"
- arrange in stacks"heap firewood around the fireplace"
- arrange the order of so as to increase one's winning chances"stack the deck of cards"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).