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gone the whole pile

gone the whole pile is the past participle 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

Questions about gone the whole pile

What is gone the whole pile the past participle of?
Gone the whole pile is the past participle of go the whole pile.

Words near gone the whole pile in the dictionary

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

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