stacking Synonyms & Antonyms
What Is Another Word for Stacking?
Common synonyms for stacking are build up, stack up and gerrymander.
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Stacking as a Noun
The act by which something is stacked.
the number of possible stackings of eight boxes
Sport stacking.
A stacked arrangement of often aromatic molecules, adopted due to interatomic interactions.
Making claims for a single incident on multiple insurance policies.
An image processing technique to reduce noise or add special effects.
A technique for keeping a captive audience by grouping together programs with similar appeal.
Stacking as a Verb
present participle and gerund of stack
To arrange in a stack, or to add to an existing stack.
Please stack those chairs in the corner.
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To arrange the cards in a deck in a particular manner.
This is the third hand in a row where you've drawn four of a kind. Someone is stacking the deck!
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To take all the money another player currently has on the table.
I won Jill's last $100 this hand; I stacked her!
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To deliberately distort the composition of (an assembly, committee, etc.).
The Government was accused of stacking the parliamentary committee.
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To crash; to fall.
Jim couldn′t make it today as he stacked his car on the weekend.
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To operate cumulatively.
A magical widget will double your mojo. And yes, they do stack: if you manage to get two magical widgets, your mojo will be quadrupled. With three, it will be octupled, and so forth.
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To place (aircraft) into a holding pattern.
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To collect precious metal in the form of various small objects such as coins and bars.
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Stacking in a Sentence
the number of possible stackings of eight boxes
Please stack those chairs in the corner.
This is the third hand in a row where you've drawn four of a kind. Someone is stacking the deck!
I won Jill's last $100 this hand; I stacked her!
The Government was accused of stacking the parliamentary committee.
Jim couldn′t make it today as he stacked his car on the weekend.
A magical widget will double your mojo. And yes, they do stack: if you manage to get two magical widgets, your mojo will be quadrupled. With three, it will be octupled, and so forth.
Word Forms & Grammar
stacking (countable and uncountable, plural stackings)
stacking
Words That Rhyme With Stacking
Origin of Stacking
By surface analysis, stack + -ing. Compare Middle English stakkynge.
Word Facts for Stacking
| Part of speech | noun, verb |
|---|---|
| Meaning | The act by which something is stacked |
| Synonyms | build up, stack up and gerrymander |
| Plural | stackings |
