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counting cards

counting cards is the present participle and gerund of count cards.

Meaning of count cards

Verb

count cards (third-person singular simple present counts cards, present participle counting cards, simple past and past participle counted cards)

  1. To keep track of the cards that have been dealt and those that remain in the deck, in order to calculate the likelihood of certain hands in gambling games such as poker and blackjack.

Questions about counting cards

What is counting cards the present participle and gerund of?
Counting cards is the present participle and gerund of count cards.

Words near counting cards in the dictionary

  1. counting against
  2. counting agent
  3. counting agents
  4. counting angels on pinheads
  5. counting calories
  6. counting cards
  7. counting cell hemocytometer
  8. counting cell hemocytometers
  9. counting chickens
  10. counting coup
  11. counting down

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