垛
to stack; pile
Meanings
3 senses · 15 examplesverb
to pile up; to stack neatly
Often used for agricultural products, bricks, or goods.
The farmers stacked the dried straw after tying it up.
Please stack these two boxes together.
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Help me stack these books on the shelf.
The workers stacked the bricks neatly by the roadside.
Don't stack things too high, or they might topple over.
noun
a pile; a stack; a heap
Commonly refers to large piles of straw, wood, or bricks.
There are several piles of wheat stacked in the yard.
There is a huge pile of firewood behind the house.
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Autumn has arrived, and many haystacks stand tall in the fields.
That pile of sorghum stalks is for burning.
The stack of bricks got wet in the rain and became very heavy.
measure word
measure word for stacks or piles
Used specifically to count things that are stacked.
There are two stacks of bricks here.
The warehouse is filled with stacks of goods.
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He pointed to that stack of grass by the field.
A stack of firewood is missing from the yard.
Building a house requires several stacks of wood.