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Definition of stacks the deck
stack the deck
verb
- to arrange things in one's favor.
The speech competition was supposed to be fair. But the guy who won has a lot of money. I think he stacked the deck by bribing the judges.
- See more words with the same meaning: to take advantage of, cheat, trick.
Last edited on Jun 11 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 14 2009.
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Other terms relating to 'to take advantage of, cheat, trick': | |
| Definitions include: to flatter, especially for future gain. | |
| Definitions include: to take advantage of. | |
| Definitions include: to lie to. | |
| Definitions include: to take advantage of. | |
| Definitions include: to not leave a gratuity. | |
| Definitions include: to exit a previous arrangement, change one's mind, change one's usual behavior, etc. | |
| Definitions include: to take advantage of. | |
| Definitions include: to habitually take a drug or drink alcohol. | |
| Definitions include: A juvenile who goes and does petty pranks and jokes in the neighborhood. | |
| Definitions include: a female who is in a relationship only for illegal powdered drugs (e.g. cocaine,) which is often stored in a small bag. | |
| Definitions include: to smoke marijuana. | |
| Definitions include: to mistreat. | |
| Definitions include: to leave. | |
| Definitions include: to take advantage of. | |
| Definitions include: to deceive using underhanded methods; "dupe"; "hoodwink". | |
Slang terms with the same root words
Other terms relating to 'deck': | |
| Definitions include: to hit. | |
| Definitions include: dressed up. | |
| Definitions include: dress. Usually used in the past or present perfect tenses. | |
| Definitions include: to drop quickly to the ground. | |
| Definitions include: insane, clueless, lacking in mental ability. | |
| Definitions include: waiting. | |
| Definitions include: to be sane/not unintelligent. | |
| Definitions include: to be at least mentally average. | |
| Definitions include: pocket full of things useful | |
| Definitions include: to engage in a pointless activity, like rearranging deck chairs as the Titanic sank. | |
Other terms relating to 'stack': | |
| Definitions include: to become enraged. | |
| Definitions include: thousand dollars. | |
| Definitions include: large breasted. | |
| Definitions include: to earn money. | |
| Definitions include: large amounts of. | |
| Definitions include: See stacks. | |
Other terms relating to 'the': | |
| Definitions include: the real information or the proof, instruction, the know how, where, when, and why about something or someone. | |
| Definitions include: walking, generally as opposed to driving. | |
| Definitions include: interrogation. | |
| Definitions include: extremely intoxicated | |
| Definitions include: information. | |
| Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting. | |
| Definitions include: a good estimate. | |
| Definitions include: a secret advantage. | |
| Definitions include: inclusive. | |
| Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse. | |
| Definitions include: with the amount of time left to finish a task rapidly disappearing. | |
| Definitions include: having an opinion or belief prior to it becoming common or popular. | |
| Definitions include: of a male, to urinate. | |
| Definitions include: Someone being butthurt over having something, they do to others regularly, done to the them | |
| Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner. | |
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