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an orderly pile arrange the order of so as to increase one''s winning chances; "stack the deck of cards" arrange in stacks; "heap firewood around the fireplace"; "stack your books up on the shelves" load or cover with stacks; "stack a truck with boxes" a large tall chimney through which combustion gases and smoke can be evacuated a storage device that handles data so that the next item to be retrieved is the item most recently stored (LIFO) a list in which the next item to be removed is the item most recently stored (LIFO) (often followed by `of'') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty" |
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