"short stack" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: short stacks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} short stack (plural short stacks)
  1. (poker) A relatively small quantity of chips relative to the stakes. Categories (topical): Poker, People
    Sense id: en-short_stack-en-noun-TAKykPH2 Disambiguation of People: 23 38 39 0 Topics: card-games, poker
  2. (poker tournament) A quantity of chips which is far less than the average in the tournament. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-short_stack-en-noun-GYxVq0qE Disambiguation of People: 23 38 39 0
  3. (poker) A player who is in possession of a short stack. Categories (topical): Poker, People Synonyms: shortstack
    Sense id: en-short_stack-en-noun-sRXK0yX- Disambiguation of People: 23 38 39 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 13 45 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 11 51 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 8 57 6 Topics: card-games, poker
  4. (colloquial) A person with a short, stout, possibly busty ('stacked') build. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-short_stack-en-noun-gafDTCCV

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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