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':
butter up	Definitions include: to flatter, especially for future gain.
screw over	Definitions include: to take advantage of.
hose	Definitions include: to lie to.
have	Definitions include: to take advantage of.
stiff	Definitions include: to not leave a gratuity.
sell out	Definitions include: to exit a previous arrangement, change one's mind, change one's usual behavior, etc.
screw	Definitions include: to take advantage of.
use	Definitions include: to habitually take a drug or drink alcohol.
prank monkey	Definitions include: A juvenile who goes and does petty pranks and jokes in the neighborhood.
bag b*tch	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.
burn	Definitions include: to smoke marijuana.
butt diddle	Definitions include: to mistreat.
get	Definitions include: to leave.
f*ck over	Definitions include: to take advantage of.
bamboozle	Definitions include: to deceive using underhanded methods; "dupe"; "hoodwink".
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Slang terms with the same root words

Other terms relating to 'deck':
deck	Definitions include: to hit.
decked out	Definitions include: dressed up.
deck out	Definitions include: dress. Usually used in the past or present perfect tenses.
hit the deck	Definitions include: to drop quickly to the ground.
not playing with a full deck	Definitions include: insane, clueless, lacking in mental ability.
on deck	Definitions include: waiting.
play with a full deck	Definitions include: to be sane/not unintelligent.
play with a full deck of cards	Definitions include: to be at least mentally average.
pockets on deck	Definitions include: pocket full of things useful
rearrange deck chairs	Definitions include: to engage in a pointless activity, like rearranging deck chairs as the Titanic sank.
Other terms relating to 'stack':
blow (one's) stack	Definitions include: to become enraged.
stack	Definitions include: thousand dollars.
stacked	Definitions include: large breasted.
stack papers	Definitions include: to earn money.
stacks	Definitions include: large amounts of.
stacks of	Definitions include: See stacks.
Other terms relating to 'the':
101 scoop, the	Definitions include: the real information or the proof, instruction, the know how, where, when, and why about something or someone.
2-10, the	Definitions include: walking, generally as opposed to driving.
3rd degree, the	Definitions include: interrogation.
3 sheets to the wind	Definitions include: extremely intoxicated
411, the	Definitions include: information.
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.	Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting.
about the size of it	Definitions include: a good estimate.
ace in the hole	Definitions include: a secret advantage.
across the board	Definitions include: inclusive.
add fuel to the fire	Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse.
against the clock	Definitions include: with the amount of time left to finish a task rapidly disappearing.
ahead of the curve	Definitions include: having an opinion or belief prior to it becoming common or popular.
aim Archie at the adamant	Definitions include: of a male, to urinate.
ain't no fun when the rabbit got the gun	Definitions include: Someone being butthurt over having something, they do to others regularly, done to the them
a little on the side	Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner.
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