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Entry 10 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Stack

/(stăk)/ · IPA /stæk/
01 n. A large and to some degree orderly pile of hay, grain, straw, or the like, usually of a nearly conical form, but sometimes rectangular or o…
  1. 1.
    A large and to some degree orderly pile of hay, grain, straw, or the like, usually of a nearly conical form, but sometimes rectangular or oblong, contracted at the top to a point or ridge, and sometimes covered with thatch.
    “But corn was housed, and beans were in the stack.” — Cowper.
  2. 2.
    An orderly pile of any type of object, indefinite in quantity; -- used especially of piles of wood. A stack is usually more orderly than a pile
    “Against every pillar was a stack of billets above a man's height.” — Bacon.
  3. 3.
    A pile of wood containing 108 cubic feet.[Eng.]
  4. 4.
    A large quantity; as, a stack of cash.[Informal]
  5. 5.
    A number of flues embodied in one structure, rising above the roof.(Arch.)
  6. 6.
    A section of memory in a computer used for temporary storage of data, in which the last datum stored is the first retrieved.(Computer programming)
  7. 7.
    The section of a library containing shelves which hold books less frequently requested.
Phrases & compounds
Stack of arms — a number of muskets or rifles set up together, with the bayonets crossing one another, forming a sort of conical self-supporting pile.
to blow one's stacks — to become very angry and lose one's self-control, and especially to display one's fury by shouting.
02 v. t. To lay in a conical or other pile; to make into a large pile; as, to stack hay, cornstalks, or grain; to stack or place wood.
imp. & p. p. Stacked; p. pr. & vb. n. Stacking
  1. 1.
    To lay in a conical or other pile; to make into a large pile; as, to stack hay, cornstalks, or grain; to stack or place wood.
  2. 2.
    To place in a vertical arrangement so that each item in a pile is resting on top of another item in the pile, except for the bottom item; as, to stack the papers neatly on the desk; to stack the bricks.
  3. 3.
    To select or arrange dishonestly so as to achieve an unfair advantage; as, to stack a deck of cards; to stack a jury with persons prejudiced against the defendant.
Phrases & compounds
To stack arms — to set up a number of muskets or rifles together, with the bayonets crossing one another, and forming a sort of conical pile.