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Antonyms for stack-up
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : stak |
| Phonetic Transcription : stæk |
Definition of stack-up
Origin :- c.1300, "pile, heap, or group of things," from Old Norse stakkr "haystack" (cf. Danish stak, Swedish stack "heap, stack"), from Proto-Germanic *stakkoz, from PIE *stognos- (cf. Old Church Slavonic stogu "heap," Russian stog "haystack," Lithuanian stokas "pillar"), from root *steg- "pole, stick" (see stake (n.)). Meaning "set of shelves on which books are set out" is from 1879. Used of the chimneys of factories, locomotives, etc., since 1825.
- As in mishap : noun accident
- As in accident : noun unexpected, undesirable event; often physically injurious
- As in holding pattern : noun waiting path or place
- As in crash : noun collision, accidental hitting
Synonyms for stack-up
- accident
- blow
- blunder
- bump
- calamity
- casualty
- collapse
- collision
- concussion
- crack-up
- crunch
- debacle
- disaster
- ditch
- fender bender
- fender tag
- fender-bender
- fluke
- hazard
- ill-fortune
- impact
- jar
- jolt
- limbo
- misadventure
- misfortune
- mishap
- mistake
- percussion
- pileup
- ram
- rear ender
- rear-ender
- setback
- shock
- sideswipe
- smash
- smashup
- splashdown
- stack-up
- thud
- thump
- total
- waiting path
- washout
- wrack-up
- wreck
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