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stack

UK
/stæk/
US
/stæk/
stack up

Translations

stacknoun
stacks
pl
UK
/stæk/
US
/stæk/
The program uses a stack to manage function calls.
Программа использует стек для управления вызовами функций.
He placed the stack of books on the table.
Он положил стопку книг на стол.
There was a stack of dirty dishes in the sink.
В раковине была куча грязной посуды.
Additional translations
груда
Synonyms
heap
tower
stacking
load
bunch
collection
aggregate
pile
stackverb
stacked
Past Simple
stacked
Past Participle
stacking
Gerund
UK
/stæk/
US
/stæk/
He likes to stack books on his desk.
Он любит нагромождать книги на своем столе.
I need to stack the boxes in the corner.
Мне нужно складывать коробки в углу.
Please stack the chairs after the meeting.
Пожалуйста, уложите стулья после собрания.
Additional translations
наслаивать
нагромождаться
Synonyms
amass
accumulate
assemble
pile
heap
load
gather
stackadjective
UK
/stæk/
US
/stæk/
Used attributively, especially in computing, to describe things relating to the stack data structure or stack memory.

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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