stack

stack
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noun
Stack is used after these nouns: ↑chimney, ↑hay, ↑library
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verb
ADVERB
carefully, neatly
away, up

The wood was collected up and carefully stacked away.

Stack the chairs up over there.

PREPOSITION
against

The cases were stacked against the wall.

in

The paintings were stacked in a corner of the room.

on

The plates were neatly stacked on the draining board.

with

shelves stacked with boxes

PHRASES
be stacked in piles

Boxes were stacked in piles all around the room.

Stack is used with these nouns as the object: ↑box, ↑crate, ↑dishwasher, ↑shelf

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