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goes the whole pile

goes the whole pile is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go the whole pile.

Meaning of go the whole pile

Verb

go the whole pile (third-person singular simple present goes the whole pile, present participle going the whole pile, simple past went the whole pile, past participle gone the whole pile)

  1. (dated, slang) To stake all of one's money on a single outcome.
    • "I go the whole pile on the Jack," said Colonel Bull, drawing the chips from other cards upon which they had been distributed.1848, The Southern Literary Messenger, volume 14, page 446

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What is goes the whole pile the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Goes the whole pile is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go the whole pile.

Words near goes the whole pile in the dictionary

  1. goes the way of all the earth
  2. goes the way of the dinosaurs
  3. goes the way of the dodo
  4. goes the way of the dodo bird
  5. goes the whole hog
  6. goes the whole pile
  7. goes their separate ways
  8. goes there
  9. goes through
  10. goes through fire and water
  11. goes through hell

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