stack cards

stack cards
 Shuffle pack of cards dishonestly. Hence, take an unfair advantage.
   ♣ The cards are stacked against him. The odds are against his success.

A concise dictionary of English slang (2nd edition) . . 2015.

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  • Stack the Deck — is a pricing game on the American television game show The Price Is Right . Debuting October 9, 2006 and created by Bart Eskander [http://www.golden road.net/index.php?topic=6912.0] , it is played for a car and uses grocery items.Game playThe… …   Wikipedia

  • stack — ► NOUN 1) a neat pile of objects. 2) a rectangular or cylindrical pile of hay, straw, etc. 3) informal a large quantity. 4) a chimney or vertical exhaust pipe. 5) (also sea stack) Brit. a column of rock standing in the sea. 6) a number of… …   English terms dictionary

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  • stack — I n. 1) a bookstack; haystack; smokestack (esp. AE) 2) (misc.) to blow one s stack ( to lose one s temper ) II v. 1) (esp. AE) (D; tr.) ( to arrange underhandedly ) to stack against (the cards were stacked against her) 2) (d; tr.) to stack with… …   Combinatory dictionary

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  • stack — stack1 [ stæk ] noun * 1. ) count a pile of things placed one on top of another: stack of: a stack of unopened mail There were stacks of books on the floor. a ) a pile of things standing or lying together: a stack of firewood b ) a pile of HAY… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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