Stack — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

noun verb /ˈstak/

Meaning & Definition of Stack

Stack (noun)

  1. a large usually conical pile (as of hay, straw, or grain in the sheaf) left standing in the field for storage
  2. an orderly pile or heap
  3. a large quantity or number

Stack (verb)

  1. to arrange in a stack, pile
  2. to pile in or on
  3. to arrange secretly for cheating

Stack (noun) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. a quantity of things thrown or stacked on one another

    "a stack of playing cards"

    similar: cock, heap, hill, mound, mountain, pile
    related: bank, bar, drift, embankment, bed, layer, mow, pyramid, rick, barrow, cairn, pyre, accumulation, aggregate, array, assemblage, collection, conglomeration, gathering, grouping, hoard, huddle, jumble, knot, pileup

  2. a considerable amount

    "earned a stack of money for writing the screenplay"

    similar: abundance, barrel, basketful, boatload, bucket, bunch, bundle, bushel, carload, chunk, deal, dozen, fistful, gobs, good deal, heap, hundred, lashings (chiefly British), loads, lot, mass, mess, mountain, much, multiplicity, myriad, oodles, pack, passel, peck, pile, plateful, plenitude, plentitude, plenty, pot, potful, profusion, quantity, raft, reams, scads, sheaf, shipload, sight, slew, spate, store, ton, truckload, volume, wad, wealth, yard, all kinds (of), quite a bit
    related: epidemic, plague, rash, bonanza, embarrassment, excess, overabundance, overage, overkill, overmuch, oversupply, plethora, redundancy, superabundance, superfluity, surfeit, surplus, deluge, flood, overflow, army, bevy, cram, crowd, crush, drove, flock, herd, horde, host, legion, mob, multitude, press, score, sea, swarm, throng, gazillion, jillion, kazillion, million, thousands, trillion, zillion
    opposite: ace, bit, dab, dram, driblet, glimmer, handful, hint, lick, little, mite, mouthful, nip, ounce, peanuts, pinch, pittance, scruple, shade, shadow, smidgen, speck, spot, sprinkle, sprinkling, strain, streak, suspicion, tad, taste, touch, trace
    near: atom, crumb, dot, fleck, flyspeck, fragment, grain, granule, iota, jot, modicum, molecule, mote, nubbin, particle, ray, scintilla, scrap, shred, tittle, whit, smatter, smattering, dash, drop, morsel, shot, piece, portion, section, absence, dearth, famine, lack, paucity, poverty, scarceness, scarcity, shortage, undersupply, want, deficiency, deficit, inadequacy, insufficiency, meagerness, scantiness, scantness, skimpiness

Stack (verb) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. to lay or throw on top of one another

    "stacked the split logs by the house"

    similar: heap, mound, pile
    related: bank, layer, pyramid, accumulate, amass, assemble, collect, concentrate, garner, gather, group, mass, bunch, clump, lump

Related Entry: Stack (up) (verb)

Stack (up) is a different word from Stack. The synonyms below are for stack (up), not for stack.

  1. to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass

    "those newspapers have been stacking up in the basement since we moved here"

    similar: accrete, accumulate, amass, build up, collect, concentrate, conglomerate, gather, mass, pile (up)
    related: agglutinate, clump, lump, bank, drift, ridge
    near: disperse, dissipate, scatter

Related Entry: Stack up (against or with) (verb)

Stack up (against or with) is a different word from Stack. The synonyms below are for stack up (against or with), not for stack.

  1. to come near or nearer to in character or quality

    "how does the new car stack up against your old one?"

    similar: approach, approximate, compare (with), measure up (to), hold a candle to
    related: add up (to), amount (to), come (to), duplicate, equal, match, mirror, parallel, reflect, border (on), touch (on), verge (on)

Related Entry: Blow one's stack (phrase)

Blow one's stack is a different word from Stack. The synonyms below are for blow one's stack, not for stack.

  1. to become very angry

    "The customer blew his stack when the server spilled a drink on him."

    similar: blow up, flare (up), flip (out) (slang), blow a gasket, blow one's cool, blow one's top, fly into a rage, fly off the handle, forget oneself, go ballistic, have a fit, hit the ceiling, hit the roof, lose one's cool, lose one's temper
    related: anger, fulminate, rage, rant, rave, snap, snarl, sputter, storm, tee off, vent, vituperate, bristle, burn, foam, fume, glare, glower, seethe, sizzle, smolder, steam, warm, burst, explode, flare (out), flash, inflame, madden
    opposite: calm (down), simmer down
    near: chill out (slang), cool (off or down), relax, hush, quiet (down)

Related Entry: Chimney stack (noun)

Chimney stack is a different word from Stack. The synonyms below are for chimney stack, not for stack.

  1. as in chimney, flue

    similar: chimney, flue, smokestack, channel, conduit, duct, leader, line, penstock, pipe, trough, tube, drain, drainpipe, funnel, hydrant, main, spout, standpipe, stovepipe, tile, waste pipe, waterspout, pipage, pipeline, piping

Related Entry: Blown one's stack (phrase)

Blown one's stack is a different word from Stack. The synonyms below are for blown one's stack, not for stack.

  1. to become very angry

    "The customer blew his stack when the server spilled a drink on him."

    similar: blown up, flared (up), flipped (out) (slang), blown a gasket, blown one's cool, blown one's top, flown into a rage, flown off the handle, forgotten oneself, gone ballistic, had a fit, hit the ceiling, hit the roof, lost one's cool, lost one's temper
    related: angered, fulminated, raged, ranted, raved, snapped, snarled, sputtered, stormed, teed off, vented, vituperated, bristled, burned, foamed, fumed, glared, glowered, seethed, sizzled, smoldered, steamed, warmed, burst, exploded, flared (out), flashed, inflamed, maddened
    opposite: calmed (down), simmered down
    near: chilled out (slang), cooled (off or down), relaxed, hushed, quieted (down)

Related Entry: Blew one's stack (phrase)

Blew one's stack is a different word from Stack. The synonyms below are for blew one's stack, not for stack.

  1. to become very angry

    "The customer blew his stack when the server spilled a drink on him."

    similar: blew up, flared (up), flipped (out) (slang), blew a gasket, blew one's cool, blew one's top, flew into a rage, flew off the handle, forgot oneself, had a fit, hit the ceiling, hit the roof, lost one's cool, lost one's temper, went ballistic
    related: angered, fulminated, raged, ranted, raved, snapped, snarled, sputtered, stormed, teed off, vented, vituperated, bristled, burned, foamed, fumed, glared, glowered, seethed, sizzled, smoldered, steamed, warmed, burst, exploded, flared (out), flashed, inflamed, maddened
    opposite: calmed (down), simmered down
    near: chilled out (slang), cooled (off or down), relaxed, hushed, quieted (down)

Related Entry: Blows one's stack (phrase)

Blows one's stack is a different word from Stack. The synonyms below are for blows one's stack, not for stack.

  1. to become very angry

    "The customer blew his stack when the server spilled a drink on him."

    similar: blows up, flares (up), flips (out) (slang), blows a gasket, blows one's cool, blows one's top, flies into a rage, flies off the handle, forgets oneself, goes ballistic, has a fit, hits the ceiling, hits the roof, loses one's cool, loses one's temper
    related: angers, fulminates, rages, rants, raves, snaps, snarls, sputters, storms, tees off, vents, vituperates, bristles, burns, foams, fumes, glares, glowers, seethes, sizzles, smolders, steams, warms, bursts, explodes, flares (out), flashes, inflames, maddens
    opposite: calms (down), simmers down
    near: chills out (slang), cools (off or down), relaxes, hushes, quiets (down)

Related Entry: Blowing one's stack (phrase)

Blowing one's stack is a different word from Stack. The synonyms below are for blowing one's stack, not for stack.

  1. to become very angry

    "The customer blew his stack when the server spilled a drink on him."

    similar: blowing up, flaring (up), flipping (out) (slang), blowing a gasket, blowing one's cool, blowing one's top, flying into a rage, flying off the handle, forgetting oneself, going ballistic, having a fit, hitting the ceiling, hitting the roof, losing one's cool, losing one's temper
    related: angering, fulminating, raging, ranting, raving, snapping, snarling, sputtering, storming, teeing off, venting, vituperating, bristling, burning, foaming, fuming, glaring, glowering, seething, sizzling, smoldering, steaming, warming, bursting, exploding, flaring (out), flashing, inflaming, maddening
    opposite: calming (down), simmering down
    near: chilling out (slang), cooling (off or down), relaxing, hushing, quieting (down)

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Another Word for Stack

The most common words with a similar meaning to Stack:

Chiefly British: lashings
cock, heap, hill, mound, mountain, pile, abundance, barrel, basketful, boatload, bucket, bunch, bundle, bushel, carload, chunk, deal, dozen, fistful, gobs, good deal, hundred, loads, lot, mass, mess, much, multiplicity, myriad, oodles, pack, passel, peck, plateful, plenitude, plentitude, plenty, pot, potful, profusion

Antonyms & Opposite Words for Stack

Words with the opposite meaning of Stack:

ace, bit, dab, dram, driblet, glimmer, handful, hint, lick, little, mite, mouthful, nip, ounce, peanuts, pinch, pittance, scruple, shade, shadow, smidgen, speck, spot, sprinkle, sprinkling, strain, streak, suspicion, tad, taste

Related Words for Stack

bank, bar, drift, embankment, bed, layer, mow, pyramid, rick, barrow, cairn, pyre, accumulation, aggregate, array, assemblage, collection, conglomeration, gathering, grouping, hoard, huddle, jumble, knot, pileup, epidemic, plague, rash, bonanza, embarrassment

Near Antonyms of Stack

atom, crumb, dot, fleck, flyspeck, fragment, grain, granule, iota, jot, modicum, molecule, mote, nubbin, particle, ray, scintilla, scrap, shred, tittle, whit, smatter, smattering, dash, drop, morsel, shot, piece, portion, section

Word Forms of Stack

Inflections: stacks, stacked, stacking

Derived words: stacker (noun)

Origin & Etymology of Stack

Middle English stak, from Old Norse stakkr; akin to Russian stog stack and probably to Old English staca stake

First known use: 14th century

Words & Phrases Containing Stack

stack up, stack the odds against (someone), stack the odds in favor of (someone), stack the odds in someone's favor, chimney stack

Frequently Asked Questions about Stack

What does "Stack" mean?

"Stack" means a large usually conical pile (as of hay, straw, or grain in the sheaf) left standing in the field for storage. As an a noun and a verb, it is defined as: a large usually conical pile (as of hay, straw, or grain in the sheaf) left standing in the field for storage. It has 3 distinct senses.

What is another word for "Stack"?

Other words for "Stack" include cock, heap, hill, mound, mountain, pile, abundance and barrel. The best synonym depends on which meaning of "Stack" you intend.

What are different ways to say "Stack"?

There are 139 words and phrases with a similar meaning to "Stack". Common alternatives include cock, heap, hill, mound, mountain, pile, abundance, barrel, basketful and boatload.

What is the opposite of "Stack"?

Antonyms of "Stack" include ace, bit, dab, dram, driblet, glimmer, handful and hint. Near antonyms include atom, crumb, dot and fleck.

How do you use "Stack" in a sentence?

Examples of "Stack" in a sentence: "a stack of playing cards"; "earned a stack of money for writing the screenplay"; "stacked the split logs by the house".

Is "Stack" a noun, verb, or adjective?

"Stack" can be used as a noun and a verb, depending on the context.

How do you pronounce "Stack"?

"Stack" is pronounced /ˈstak/.

What is the origin of the word "Stack"?

"Stack" comes from Middle English stak, from Old Norse stakkr; akin to Russian stog stack and probably to Old English staca stake. First known use: 14th century.