stack

English

/stæk/

noun
Definitions
  • (heading) A pile.
  • A smokestack.
  • (heading) In computing.
  • (math) A generalization of schemes in algebraic geometry and of sheaves.
  • (geology) A coastal landform, consisting of a large vertical column of rock in the sea.
  • (library) Compactly spaced bookshelves used to house large collections of books.
  • (figuratively) A large amount of an object.
  • (military) A pile of rifles or muskets in a cone shape.
  • (poker) The amount of money a player has on the table.
  • (heading) In architecture.
  • (Australia) A fall or crash, a prang.
  • (bodybuilding) A blend of various dietary supplements or anabolic steroids with supposed synergistic benefits.
  • (aviation) A holding pattern, with aircraft circling one above the other as they wait to land.
  • (video games) The quantity of a given item which fills up an inventory slot or bag.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English stack derived from Old Norse stakkr (heap, hay stack, haystack, pile, rick, stack, a short garment, a barn, barn, doublet) derived from Proto-Germanic *stakkaz (haystack, rick, a barn, barn, a short jacket) derived from Proto-Indo-European *steg- (stick, stake, rod, pole).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*steg-

Gloss

stick, stake, rod, pole

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