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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

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