stack-v; 4 Senses

Sense Number 1: set one thing on top of anoter

Commentary:
NOTE: This sense also includes arranging items into stacks. Includes STACK UP.

Examples:
Both armies fixed the spears in the earth and stacked the shields.
He crouched in front of her cupboard and stacked the supper plates inside.
Abby had stacked the rolled-up futon and folded T-shirt on the
chair.
We stacked the bales of hay up to clean them.
We stacked the shelves with the best dishes mom gave us.

Mappings:
VerbNet: spray-9.7-2
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: stack.03,stack.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
stack_up 1

Sense Number 2: arrange the order of so as to increase one's winning chances;

Commentary: Include: STACK THE DECK, STACK THE ODDS.

Examples:
How a lobbyist stacked the deck against internet gambling.
The big resort-casino chains have stacked the odds in their favor.
Dr. Woollard said smokers stacked the odds for premature death.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 3: meet the expectations of

Commentary: Includes: STACK UP.

Examples:
How does python stack up to language X?
Novels about the Cold War can't stack up to most non-fiction.
Britain's energy policy just doesn't stack up to that of Finland.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: Evaluative_comparison
PropBank: stack.02

Sense Number 4: put aside for later use

Commentary: Includes: STACK AWAY.

Examples:
Our vocabulary stacks away words in our brain for later use.
The equipment and tapes he had stacked away are still there.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
stack_away 1