| Word | Effect | Standard Forth | Minimal Forth |
| DROP | ( a - ) | drop | t! |
| DUP | ( a - aa ) | dup | t! t@ t@ |
| SWAP | ( ab - ba ) | swap | t! >r t@ r> |
| NIP | ( ab - b ) | swap drop | >r t! r> |
| OVER | ( ab - aba ) | >r dup r> swap | >r t! t@ r> t@ |
| TUCK | ( ab - bab ) | dup >r swap r> | t! >r t@ r> t@ |
| ROT | ( abc - bca ) | >r swap r> swap | >r >r t! r> r> t@ |
| 2SWAP | ( abcd - cdab ) | >r swap >r swap r> r> swap >r swap r> | >r t! >r >r t@ r> r> r> t! >r >r t@ r> r> |
| 2DUP | ( ab - abab ) | >r dup r> dup >r swap r> | t! t@ t@ >r >r t! t@ r> t@ r> |
| 2OVER | ( abcd - abcdab ) | n/a | n/a |
| 2DROP | ( ab - ) | drop drop | t! t! |
| -ROT | ( abc - cab ) | swap >r swap r> | t! >r >r t@ r> r> |
| 3REV | ( abc - cba ) | swap >r swap r> swap | t! >r t@ >r t! r> r> t@ |
| 4REV | ( abcd - dcba ) | >r swap r> swap >r swap >r swap r> swap r> swap | t! >r t@ >r t! r> r> t@ >r >r >r t! r> r> r> t@ |
| THIRD | ( abc - abca ) | >r >r dup r> swap r> swap | >r >r t! t@ r> r> t@ |
| FOURTH | ( abcd - abcda ) | >r >r >r dup r> swap r> swap r> swap | >r >r >r t! t@ r> r> r> t@ |
| 3DUP | ( abc - abcabc ) | dup >r swap dup >r swap >r >r dup r> swap r> swap r> r> | n/a |