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Definition of unstack

unstack

/ʌnˈstæk/
un · stack
Adjective:unstacked
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Past Simple:unstacked
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Past Participle:unstacked
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Present Participle:unstacking
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unstack Lexical Profile

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• verb

1

To remove objects from a stack or take apart an orderly pile.

Example

"The volunteers helped unstack the folding chairs and arrange them in rows across the auditorium."

2

To retrieve and remove a data element from the top of a stack data structure (in computing).

Example

"Once the subroutine finishes executing, the processor will unstack the saved register values."

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• Rhymes for unstack

• Nearby Words

unstabilized
unstable
unstably
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unstaffed
unstageable
unstaged

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Unstack. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/unstack
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