stack the deck in English

Audio: en-us-stack the deck.ogg

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

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

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"stack the deck" meaning in English

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