Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stack the deck

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.89 in modern English

Syllables
stack- the deck
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To give an unfair advantage to somebody.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

stacks the deck (present, singular) stacking the deck (participle, present) stacked the deck (participle, past) stacked the deck (past)

Synonyms

cheat

Questions

What does stack the deck mean?
To give an unfair advantage to somebody.

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