stack
Pronunciación: [stæk]
Contexto: «organization»
(noun) a stack is a neat pile of things placed on top of each other. Imagine putting your books on a table, one on top of the other. That's a stack!
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I made a stack of my favorite books on the shelf.
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There wasn't a stack of toys; they were scattered all over the floor.
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Can you help me build a stack of pancakes for breakfast?
Contexto: «organization»
(verb) to stack means to put things on top of each other in a nice and tidy way. Like when you put your blocks one by one to make a tall tower.
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I will stack the cups carefully so they don't fall.
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He didn't stack the blocks well, and they all tumbled down.
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Can you stack the boxes so we can fit them in the car?
Contexto: «computer science»
(noun) in computer science, a stack is a special way of organizing information, like a stack of plates that you can only take from the top. You can add new items on top, but you can only remove the top item first.
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The program used a stack to manage its tasks efficiently.
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Without a stack, the tasks became too difficult to manage at once.
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How does the stack work in this programming example?
Contexto: «games»
(verb) to stack can also mean to cheat or make things unfair. Like when someone uses extra cards to win a game, they are 'stacking' the game in their favor.
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He played fairly and didn’t stack the game.
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She tried to stack the game by hiding extra cards, but it was caught.
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Did you see anyone trying to stack the game against us?