"misstack" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: misstacks [plural]
Etymology: mis- + stack Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|stack}} mis- + stack Head templates: {{en-noun}} misstack (plural misstacks)
  1. An instance of misstacking.
    Sense id: en-misstack-en-noun-PLgMSMtk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 52 48

Verb

Forms: misstacks [present, singular, third-person], misstacking [participle, present], misstacked [participle, past], misstacked [past]
Etymology: mis- + stack Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|stack}} mis- + stack Head templates: {{en-verb}} misstack (third-person singular simple present misstacks, present participle misstacking, simple past and past participle misstacked)
  1. To stack improperly.
    Sense id: en-misstack-en-verb-hAwIcfW1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 52 48

Inflected forms

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