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Meaning of "stack" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD STACK

From Old Norse stakkr haystack, of Germanic origin; related to Russian stog.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF STACK

stack  [stæk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STACK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Stack is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb stack in English.

WHAT DOES STACK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of stack in the English dictionary

The first definition of stack in the dictionary is an ordered pile or heap. Other definition of stack is a large orderly pile of hay, straw, etc, for storage in the open air. Stack is also compactly spaced bookshelves, used to house collections of books in an area usually prohibited to library users.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO STACK

PRESENT

Present
I stack
you stack
he/she/it stacks
we stack
you stack
they stack
Present continuous
I am stacking
you are stacking
he/she/it is stacking
we are stacking
you are stacking
they are stacking
Present perfect
I have stacked
you have stacked
he/she/it has stacked
we have stacked
you have stacked
they have stacked
Present perfect continuous
I have been stacking
you have been stacking
he/she/it has been stacking
we have been stacking
you have been stacking
they have been stacking
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I stacked
you stacked
he/she/it stacked
we stacked
you stacked
they stacked
Past continuous
I was stacking
you were stacking
he/she/it was stacking
we were stacking
you were stacking
they were stacking
Past perfect
I had stacked
you had stacked
he/she/it had stacked
we had stacked
you had stacked
they had stacked
Past perfect continuous
I had been stacking
you had been stacking
he/she/it had been stacking
we had been stacking
you had been stacking
they had been stacking
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will stack
you will stack
he/she/it will stack
we will stack
you will stack
they will stack
Future continuous
I will be stacking
you will be stacking
he/she/it will be stacking
we will be stacking
you will be stacking
they will be stacking
Future perfect
I will have stacked
you will have stacked
he/she/it will have stacked
we will have stacked
you will have stacked
they will have stacked
Future perfect continuous
I will have been stacking
you will have been stacking
he/she/it will have been stacking
we will have been stacking
you will have been stacking
they will have been stacking
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would stack
you would stack
he/she/it would stack
we would stack
you would stack
they would stack
Conditional continuous
I would be stacking
you would be stacking
he/she/it would be stacking
we would be stacking
you would be stacking
they would be stacking
Conditional perfect
I would have stack
you would have stack
he/she/it would have stack
we would have stack
you would have stack
they would have stack
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been stacking
you would have been stacking
he/she/it would have been stacking
we would have been stacking
you would have been stacking
they would have been stacking
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you stack
we let´s stack
you stack
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to stack
Past participle
stacked
Present Participle
stacking
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STACK


attack
əˈtæk
Blu-tack
ˈbluːtæk
counterattack
ˈkaʊntərəˌtæk
Cuttack
kʌˈtæk
hackmatack
ˈhækməˌtæk
hardtack
ˈhɑːdˌtæk
haystack
ˈheɪˌstæk
nunatak
ˈnʌnəˌtæk
restack
ˌriːˈstæk
smokestack
ˈsməʊkˌstæk
tach
tæk
tack
tæk
thumbtack
ˈθʌmˌtæk
ticktack
ˈtɪkˌtæk
tie-tack
ˈtaɪˌtæk
tietac
ˈtaɪˌtæk
tintack
ˈtɪnˌtæk
unstack
ʌnˈstæk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STACK

stably
Stabroek
stacc.
staccatissimo
staccato
stachys
stack the cards
stack-up
stack-yard
stackable
stacked
stacker
stacket
stacking
stacking truck
stackless
stackroom
stacks
stacte
stactometer

WORDS THAT END LIKE STACK

airborne attack
angle of attack
anxiety attack
arson attack
banzai attack
bilious attack
chimney stack
dictionary attack
ground attack
hard tack
heart attack
line of attack
on the wrong tack
panic attack
rocket attack
suicide attack
the attack
tie tack
torpedo attack
untack

Synonyms and antonyms of stack in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «STACK»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «stack» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of stack
accumulate · amass · assemble · chimney · clamp · cock · column · cram · crowd · dome · factory chimney · fill · funnel · heap · load · lot · mass · mob · mound · mountain · pack · pile · pillar · plug · rick · stockpile · stuff · throng · ton · tor

Translation of «stack» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
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TRANSLATION OF STACK

Find out the translation of stack to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of stack from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «stack» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

堆栈
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

montón
570 millions of speakers

English

stack
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ढेर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كَوْمَةٌ مُنْتَظِمَة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

штабель
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pilha
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গাদা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tas
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Timbunan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Stapel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

積み重ね
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

더미
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tumpukan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đụn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஸ்டாக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्टॅक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yığın
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

catasta
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

stóg
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

купа
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

grămadă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

στοίβα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stapel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

trave
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

stabel
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of stack

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STACK»

The term «stack» is very widely used and occupies the 7.637 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of stack
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «stack».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STACK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «stack» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «stack» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about stack

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10 QUOTES WITH «STACK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word stack.
1
Jim Allchin
Apple really has no presence in business, and we think Vista's going to have a huge presence in business. We think we're going to help the corporate IT stack save money.
2
Shawn Amos
Year after year, we see a new crop of musicians who do their best to look tough in lipstick and makeup. Maybe it's a cry for help, an admission of their strong feminine side, or the realization that they don't look so good any other way. Whatever the reason, makeup is as rock n' roll as a Marshall stack.
3
Michael Chabon
It was an incredible resource. I'd sit with a big stack of bound New Yorkers in the library and read through, especially the 'Talk of the Town' sections.
4
Daniel Clowes
I had no television when I was little, just a stack of old, beat-up comics from the 1950s and 1960s.
5
Billy Gibbons
Well, everybody faces the fact there really aren't many records stores around to just go and browse. Maybe browse online, yet that tactile feel of flipping through a stack of vinyl remains one of life's simple pleasures.
6
Cathy Guisewite
Otherwise, my whole career has just been flinging myself at whatever is most overdue first and letting everything else stack up.
7
Victoria Hanley
I grew up in a household without a TV. We lived next door to a library for a while, and at one point, I checked out all the books in the fairy tale section. I remember the librarian's quiet smile as I'd bring back one stack and exchange it for another.
8
Jim C. Hines
I read more books for research purposes, whether it's a fictionalized biography of Johannes Gutenberg or a stack of urban fantasies.
9
Nicole Holofcener
I have a stack of scripts that I've read - I'm in the lucky position where I get offered things - but I haven't wanted to direct many of them.
10
Tim Howard
Sometimes you just give everything you have, and you do your absolute best, and it doesn't stack up.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STACK»

Discover the use of stack in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to stack and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Stack and Tilt Swing: The Definitive Guide to the Swing ...
Enhanced with practice routines, a troubleshooting list, test cases, and point-by-point assistance, this is the breakthrough guide to golf's hot new secret weapon.
Michael Bennett, Andy Plummer, 2009
2
The Psychiatric Interview
The Psychiatric Interview is a unique book.
Harry Stack Sullivan, 1954
3
Harry Stack Sullivan: Interpersonal Theory and Psychotherapy
As will be described further, the underlying Stack/Sullivan tension was a fertile ground for an enormously intelligent, perceptive, and sensitive young man to study intrafamily struggles and the social context in which they occur. It is no wonder ...
F. Barton Evans III, 2006
4
Football's Eagle & Stack Defenses
In this book, you can learn all the details of the defensive tactics and techniques as well as the coaching points that can make the Eagle & Stack defenses so effective.
Ron Vanderlinden, 2008
5
Hack the Stack: Using Snort and Ethereal to Master The 8 ...
This book looks at network security in a new and refreshing way.
Michael Gregg, Stephen Watkins, George Mays, 2006
6
Stack and Sway: The New Science of Jury Consulting
This book will reveal the "tricks of the trade" and explore the many ways in which trial consultants have infiltrated the courtroom.
Neil J. Kressel, Dorit F. Kressel, 2004
7
Building the Perfect Tool Chest
This title provides easy-to-follow instructions for building 15 tool chests, each one adaptable to individual needs. It offers wide range of tool chest styles - from elegant to utilitarian - and minimal tool requirements.
Jim Stack, 2003
8
What to Do When There's Too Much to Do: Reduce Tasks, ...
Presents strategies that reduce commitments, distractions, interruptions, and inefficiencies, and increase productivity so that more can be accomplished in less time.
Laura Stack, 2012
9
Zest for life: Mary Bagot Stack and the League of Health and ...
After her husband was killed in action in 1914, Mollie Stack began to develop her pioneering theories about exercise, which led in 1930 to her establishing Britain's Women's League of Health and Beauty.
Prunella Stack, 1988
10
Magic Stack-N-Whack Quilts
More than 200 how-to illustrations and dozens of color plates detail the process fully.
Bethany S. Reynolds, Terri Nyman, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STACK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term stack is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Operation Stack: What is the cost of Calais chaos to the UK?
Operation Stack has been used since 1996 whenever there is disruption to channel ... Between 1996 and the end of 2007 Operation Stack was implemented 95 ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
2
Operation Stack: is THIS the answer?
HIGHWAYS bosses are thrashing out the final details of a proposed contraflow system to minimise the impact of Operation Stack. The contraflow would be on the ... «Folkestone Herald, Jul 15»
3
Operation Stack: Holidaymakers face long delays on M20 as Calais …
Operation Stack, which has shut the M20 between junctions eight and 11 for stationary lorries, is expected to remain in place until Sunday at the earliest. «The Independent, Jul 15»
4
Op Stack returns to the M20
Operation Stack is where parts of the M20 are used to queue lorries travelling towards the continent, to avoid causing gridlock across Kent's road network. «Kent Online, Jul 15»
5
M20 Operation Stack: Disruption 'intolerable' says minister
Mr Goodwill said: "The road situation in Kent has been intolerable for many local people, although because of Operation Stack we have managed to keep the ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
6
How do you solve a problem like Operation Stack?
Operation Stack is the name given to a queuing system where lorries waiting to cross the Channel park on closed sections of the M20. Last week, it reached ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
7
Margie's Money Saver: IHOP celebrates anniversary with 57 cent …
stack of pancakes at IHOP for just 57 cents. This deal is to celebrate 57 years in the business. Limit one short stack of three buttermilk pancakes per guest. This is ... «fox2now.com, Jul 15»
8
Operation Stack: when disrupted Channel crossings lead to extreme …
The current standstill is the second time Operation Stack has been deployed this year. In January ... As a form of crisis management, the Stack has its detractors. «The Guardian, Jun 15»
9
Perry Shiao Goes from Poker Dealer to 2015 WSOP Monster Stack
Event #28 of the 2015 World Series of Poker, the famed $1,500 buy-in Monster Stack – the seventh-largest poker tournament in history with 7,192 entrants – saw ... «PokerNews.com, Jun 15»
10
Everything We Know About Chinx & Stack Bundles' Murders
Stack, whose real name is Rayquon Elliott, was gunned down near the lobby of his Redfern Houses residence in Far Rockaway, Queens in June 2007. «The Urban Daily, May 15»

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