stack the cards in English

Forms: stacks the cards [present, singular, third-person], stacking the cards [participle, present], stacked the cards [participle, past], stacked the cards [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} stack the cards (third-person singular simple present stacks the cards, present participle stacking the cards, simple past and past participle stacked the cards)

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      "form": "stacked the cards",
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        "To surreptitiously arrange something in order to gain an unfair advantage, or to alter an outcome"
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        "(idiomatic) To surreptitiously arrange something in order to gain an unfair advantage, or to alter an outcome"
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      "form": "stacks the cards",
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    {
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        "past"
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"stack the cards" meaning in English

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