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stack off

C1 informal inseparable intransitive
In simple words

To stop working or to become lazier (a very unusual and rare phrase)

Meanings

1 C1 idiomatic informal

Rare/dialectal: to slow down in work effort or to become less productive

"The team seemed to stack off after their big win and put in very little effort."

Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes

Not recorded in standard dictionaries. May be a regional or dialectal variant of 'slack off', or may refer in some contexts to a stack of items being reduced. ESL learners should use 'slack off' instead. Included here for reference only.

Forms

Base
stack off
I/you/we/they
3rd person
stacks off
he/she/it
Past simple
stacked off
yesterday
Past participle
stacked off
have + pp
-ing form
stacking off
continuous

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