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breasted one's cards

breasted one's cards is the simple past and past participle of breast one's cards.

Meaning of breast one's cards

Verb

breast one's cards (third-person singular simple present breasts one's cards, present participle breasting one's cards, simple past and past participle breasted one's cards)

  1. To hold one's cards close to the chest.
    • Flynt shifted in his chair, breasting his cards, then glared at Sunny. "You'll have to wait till I play this hand.1995, Jane Peart, A Distant Dawn, →ISBN, page 25
  2. To avoid revealing information.
    • A firm believer in breasting his cards, Jenks was keeping the "Pulitzer" file under wraps a while longer.1996, Marilyn T. Quayle, The Campaign: A Novel, page 121

Questions about breasted one's cards

What is breasted one's cards the simple past and past participle of?
Breasted one's cards is the simple past and past participle of breast one's cards.

Words near breasted one's cards in the dictionary

  1. breastbone
  2. breastbones
  3. breasted
  4. breasted boobily
  5. breasted down
  6. breasted one's cards
  7. breasted the tape
  8. breasted up
  9. breaster
  10. breasters
  11. breasteses

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