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stack

/ˈstæk/

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noun

plural stacks

[count] :a usually neat pile :a group of things that are put one on top of the other

He had arranged the letters in stacks.

She took a magazine from near the top of the stack. - often + of

a stack of dishes/papers - see also haystack

[count] :a large amount of something - usually + of

There is a stack of evidence against her.

They have stacks of money.

[count] :a tall chimney on a factory, ship, etc., for carrying smoke away :smokestack

the stacks :the rows of shelves where books are stored in a library

I couldn't find the book in the stacks.

blow your stack

xem blow

verb

stacks; stacked; stacking

to arrange (things) in a stack :to put (things) in a usually neat pile [+ obj]

She spent the afternoon splitting and stacking firewood.

She stacked the plates in the cupboard.

He stacked the books on the table. - often + up

She stacked the wood up against the fence. [no obj]

The chairs don't stack. [=the chairs cannot be put in a stack; the chairs cannot be stacked]

[+ obj] to cheat at a card game by arranging (a deck of cards) in a special way

The other players accused him of stacking the deck.

b - used to describe a situation in which one person, team, etc., is given an advantage over others often in a way that is unfair

In many ways, the cards are stacked against immigrants. [=immigrants face unfair and difficult circumstances]

There are things you can do to stack the odds in your favor. [=to make it more likely for you to win, succeed, etc.]

The odds are stacked against you. [=the odds are against you; you do not have a good or fair chance of winning, succeeding, etc.]

stack up

[phrasal verb]

to increase in number or amount to a total that is difficult to deal with

Cars quickly stacked up behind the bus.

My bills are stacking up. [=piling up]

to be good enough or equally good

The camera doesn't stack up [=measure up] when it comes to performance.

This model stacks up well when compared with other cameras. [=the camera is as good as or better than others]

stack up against (something or someone) or stack (something or someone) up against (something or someone) :to compare (something or someone) with others of the same kind

How does this computer stack up against other models? [=how good is it compared to other models?]

How does he stack up against the other candidates?

The camera does pretty well when you stack it up against the competition.

* Các từ tương tự:
stackable, stacked