(of plants, fruits, etc.) To collect for food
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A large quantity of something
“There before me was a color photograph of stacks of money interlaid with gold bars and Treasury Certificates.”
A large quantity (of something)
“Should she head for the airport and blow a stack of cash on a plane ticket, or head for the bus terminal and the first bus out of town?”
Plural for a pile of objects, typically arranged one on top of another
“A stack of reports nearly a foot tall sat on his desk.”
Plural for a chimney, especially one on a factory, or a vertical exhaust pipe on a vehicle
“We appreciate that the smoke from a stack is often carried long distances and is greatly diluted before it comes in contact with anything that it can damage.”
Plural for a rectangular or cylindrical pile of hay, straw, or grain in sheaf
“I finished with the dirty hay and began piling clean hay from a stack on the far wall, leaving the wheelbarrow for another time.”
Plural for a column of rock standing in the sea, typically remaining after erosion
“The other arch stands close by, a Cyclopean gateway through a tall and slim sea stack.”
A large or sufficient amount or quantity
To place (things) one on top of the other
“Stack the crates four high along each inside shelf of the panel truck, then stack them five high in the floor of the truck.”
To fill or cover (a place or surface) with stacks of things
“The pub where my mother worked sometimes paid me a couple of dollars to stack the shelves with bottles before opening time.”
To bias (the odds) towards a particular outcome
(of plants, fruits, etc.) To collect for food
To form into a group or groups
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