stacking

Stack \Stack\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stacked} (st[a^]kt); p. pr.
   & vb. n. {Stacking}.] [Cf. Sw. stacka, Dan. stakke. See
   {Stack}, n.]
   1. To lay in a conical or other pile; to make into a large
      pile; as, to stack hay, cornstalks, or grain; to stack or
      place wood.
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   2. Specifically: To place in a vertical arrangement so that
      each item in a pile is resting on top of another item in
      the pile, except for the bottom item; as, to stack the
      papers neatly on the desk; to stack the bricks.
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   3. To select or arrange dishonestly so as to achieve an
      unfair advantage; as, to stack a deck of cards; to stack a
      jury with persons prejudiced against the defendant.
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   {To stack arms} (Mil.), to set up a number of muskets or
      rifles together, with the bayonets crossing one another,
      and forming a sort of conical pile.
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Stacking \Stack"ing\,
   a. & n. from {Stack}.
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   {Stacking band}, {Stacking belt}, a band or rope used in
      binding thatch or straw upon a stack.

   {Stacking stage}, a stage used in building stacks.
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