stack Meaning and Definition

1. n. a storage device that handles data so that the next item to be retrieved is the item most recently stored (LIFO)

2. n. a large tall chimney through which combustion gases and smoke can be evacuated

3. n. a list in which the next item to be removed is the item most recently stored (LIFO)

4. n. an orderly pile

5. n. (often followed by of') a large number or amount or extent

6. v. arrange the order of so as to increase one's winning chances

7. v. arrange in stacks

8. v. load or cover with stacks