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stack

UK
/stæk/
US
/stæk/
stack up

Translations

stacknoun
stacks
pl
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US
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rayonnageDans une bibliothèque, au pluriel surtout.
She spent hours browsing the stacks in the university library.
Elle a passé des heures à parcourir les rayonnages de la bibliothèque universitaire.
pileInformatique.
The programmer used a stack to manage function calls in the application.
Le programmeur a utilisé une pile pour gérer les appels de fonctions dans l'application.
She placed the books in a stack on the table.
Elle a posé les livres en pile sur la table.
tasFamilier, surtout au pluriel pour exprimer une grande quantité.
He made stacks of cash reselling concert tickets.
Il a gagné des tas d'argent en revendant des billets de concert.
meuleSurtout pour le foin ou la paille.
The farmer built a stack of hay in the field for the livestock.
Le fermier a construit une meule de foin dans le champ pour le bétail.
cheminéeDans le domaine maritime ou industriel.
The factory's stack emitted a steady stream of smoke.
La cheminée de l'usine laissait échapper un flot continu de fumée.
Additional translations
aiguilleGéologie.
Synonyms
tower
bunch
collection
aggregate
pile
heap
stacking
load
stackverb
stacked
Past Simple
stacked
Past Participle
stacking
Gerund
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chargerPour remplir un espace avec une grande quantité de quelque chose.
They stacked the warehouse with supplies for the winter.
Ils ont chargé l'entrepôt de fournitures pour l'hiver.
truquerEn parlant des cartes ou de la donne.
He was accused of stacking the deck to ensure he would win the game.
Il a été accusé d'avoir truqué la donne pour s'assurer de gagner la partie.
She stacked the books neatly on the shelf.
Elle a empilé les livres soigneusement sur l'étagère.
Synonyms
amass
accumulate
assemble
pile
heap
load
gather
stackadjective
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Used attributively, especially in computing, to describe things relating to the stack data structure or stack memory.
pileInformatique.
The debugger shows the current stack frame and other stack variables.
Le débogueur affiche le cadre de pile courant et d'autres variables de pile.

Definitions

stacknoun
A neat pile of objects, typically one that is arranged in a regular or orderly manner.
She placed the books in a stack on the table.
A large, usually conical pile of hay, straw, or similar material.
The farmer built a stack of hay in the field for the livestock.
A chimney, especially one on a factory or a ship.
The factory's stack emitted a steady stream of smoke.
A set of shelves for books or other materials arranged closely one above another, as in a library.
She spent hours browsing the stacks in the university library.
A data structure in computing that follows the Last In, First Out (LIFO) principle.
The programmer used a stack to manage function calls in the application.
Computing: the portion of a computer's memory that stores automatic variables, function parameters, and return addresses, operating in a LIFO manner.
The application crashed after a stack overflow occurred.
A steep, often vertical pillar of rock near a coast, formed by wave erosion; a sea stack.
Tourists photographed the dramatic stack rising from the waves just offshore.
(informal, usually plural) A large amount or quantity of something, especially money.
He made stacks of cash reselling concert tickets.
stackverb
To arrange or place (objects) in a pile or heap.
She stacked the books neatly on the shelf.
To load or fill (a space) with a large quantity of something.
They stacked the warehouse with supplies for the winter.
To arrange cards in a deck in a particular order, often dishonestly, to gain an advantage.
He was accused of stacking the deck to ensure he would win the game.
stackadjective
Relating to, using, or involving a stack (especially the LIFO data structure or stack memory) in computing.
The debugger shows the current stack frame and other stack variables.
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