Stack Definition

stack
noun
  1. an orderly pile
  2. (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"
  3. a list in which the next item to be removed is the item most recently stored (LIFO)
  4. a large tall chimney through which combustion gases and smoke can be evacuated
  5. a storage device that handles data so that the next item to be retrieved is the item most recently stored (LIFO)
verb
  1. load or cover with stacks; "stack a truck with boxes"
  2. arrange in stacks; "heap firewood around the fireplace"; "stack your books up on the shelves"
  3. arrange the order of so as to increase one's winning chances; "stack the deck of cards"

"Stack" in song lyrics

See how stack is used in real songs:

  • "I got to stack"
    51.50 — Stuck in the Game
  • "Rap quarterback, leadin the Patsies in the stack"
    7L & Esoteric — Watch Me
  • "We rollin like we dropped the best sack of double stack"
    8Ball and Devius — Er'Body Kno' Me

Words that rhyme with stack

Usage tips for "stack"

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