stack together

Meanings

1. 1phrasetransitive or intransitive

   to put things into a neat pile, one on top of another, often in a group.

   Grammar: Can take an object: stack the boxes together; or stand alone: the chairs stack together.

   Patterns

   • stack something together
   • stack together in something
   • stack together neatly

   Please stack the chairs together before you leave the hall.

   The plates stack together in a small cupboard above the sink.

   We stacked the logs together so they would dry faster.

2. 2phrasetransitive or intransitivefigurative

   to combine several things so they work as one group or set.

   Grammar: Often used of data, benefits, or cards: stack the discounts together.

   Patterns

   • stack something together
   • stack together with something

   The app stacks all your coupons together in one place.

   If you stack the two discounts together, you save almost half.

Common combinations

stack the chairs together

The staff stack the chairs together at closing time.

stack neatly together

These bowls stack neatly together in the drawer.

stack boxes together

We stacked the boxes together against the wall.

stack together in a pile

The newspapers stacked together in a damp pile.

Synonyms and how they differ

pile up

Suggests a looser, often untidy heap, while 'stack together' suggests a careful order.

heap together

Means to throw things into one rough mound, not to arrange them neatly.

Opposites

Word family

stack noun

A neat pile of things placed on top of each other.

stackable adjective

Designed so that items can be placed safely on top of each other.

stacker noun

A machine or person that puts things into piles.

Commonly confused: stack together or stick together?

Practice

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