Stacking

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Stack \Stack\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stacked} (st[a^]kt); p. pr.
     & vb. n. {Stacking}.] [Cf. Sw. stacka, Dan. stakke. See
     {Stack}, n.]
     1. To lay in a conical or other pile; to make into a large
        pile; as, to stack hay, cornstalks, or grain; to stack or
        place wood.


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     2. Specifically: To place in a vertical arrangement so that
        each item in a pile is resting on top of another item in
        the pile, except for the bottom item; as, to stack the
        papers neatly on the desk; to stack the bricks.
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     3. To select or arrange dishonestly so as to achieve an
        unfair advantage; as, to stack a deck of cards; to stack a
        jury with persons prejudiced against the defendant.
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     {To stack arms} (Mil.), to set up a number of muskets or
        rifles together, with the bayonets crossing one another,
        and forming a sort of conical pile.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Stacking \Stack"ing\,
     a. & n. from {Stack}.
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     {Stacking band}, {Stacking belt}, a band or rope used in
        binding thatch or straw upon a stack.
  
     {Stacking stage}, a stage used in building stacks.
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