Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To remove from a stack; undo from a stacked position: as, to unstack hay; to unstack guns.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • transitive verb To remove, or take away, from a stack; to remove, as something constituting a stack.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb transitive To remove from a stack.

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

un- +‎ stack

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Examples

  • Simply move your doll around with a control stick, press one button to stack, another to "unstack," and a third to perform a special ability.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed 2011

  • (Question) How to "unstack" calls in incoming call log

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  • Rick Moy: Old-fashioned market forces to unstack the odds.

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  • We did not have to unstack that load, or any other as long as Silver was with us.

    The Dirty Life Kristin Kimball 2010

  • Rick Moy: Old-fashioned market forces to unstack the odds.

    Digital Arms Dealer 2010

  • We have to make seven or eight trips and dismantle a complex piece of equipment – collapse the stands, unscrew the cymbals, unstack the toms, fold the bass drum legs, and so forth.

    Your Friday Amusement Poll 2004

  • She began to unstack the folding chairs, snapping them open and arranging them in rows.

    The Queen of Everything Deb Caletti 1999

  • One of the main reasons that I ran for President in 1992 was that I believed that people like Amy could achieve real success if we could unstack the deck against them.

    Remarks By The President At Income Tax Credit Event ITY National Archives 1998

  • He went on to unstack and restack the canvases leaning against the wall.

    Captives Of The Night Chase, Loretta 1994

  • You leave an empty spot, so when you want to use some furniture you can unstack what you need and then put it back when you're done.

    Funny Emails 2010

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