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shift the cut

shift the cut verb: to surreptitiously restore a deck of cards to their original sequence after having cut the deck.

Verb

shift the cut (third-person singular simple present shifts the cut, present participle shifting the cut, simple past and past participle shifted the cut)

  1. To surreptitiously restore a deck of cards to their original sequence after having cut the deck.
    • In the average game where the players keep their hands, and arms also, on the table there is little opportunity to shift the cut.1902, S. W. Erdnase, Artifice, Ruse and Subterfuge at the Card Table: A Treatise on the Science and Art of Manipulating Cards
    • The cards are slightly crimped, just enough to indicate to the cheater's sensitive fingers exactly where to shift the cut. This move cannot be made without a cover.1949, John Scarne, Scarne on Cards

Forms of shift the cut

third-person singular presentshifts the cut
present participleshifting the cut
past participleshifted the cut
pastshifted the cut

Questions about shift the cut

What does shift the cut mean?
Shift the cut means to surreptitiously restore a deck of cards to their original sequence after having cut the deck.
What part of speech is shift the cut?
Shift the cut is a verb.
What is the past tense of shift the cut?
The past tense of shift the cut is shifted the cut.

Words near shift the cut in the dictionary

  1. shift out
  2. shift register
  3. shift registers
  4. shift stick
  5. shift sticks
  6. shift the cut
  7. shift the deckchairs on the Titanic
  8. shift the dial
  9. shift the goalposts
  10. shift work
  11. shift worker

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