Noun
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a storage device that handles data so that the next item to be retrieved is the item most recently stored (LIFO)
- push down storage - push down store -
a large tall chimney through which combustion gases and smoke can be evacuated
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a list in which the next item to be removed is the item most recently stored (LIFO)
- push down list - push down stack -
(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"
- good deal - great deal - quite a little - tidy sum -
an orderly pile
Verb
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arrange the order of so as to increase one's winning chances
"stack the deck of cards"
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arrange in stacks
"heap firewood around the fireplace"
"stack your books up on the shelves"
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load or cover with stacks
"stack a truck with boxes"