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shortstack

shortstack is the alternative form of short stack.

Meaning of short stack

Noun

short stack (plural short stacks)

  1. A relatively small quantity of chips relative to the stakes.
  2. (poker tournament) A quantity of chips which is far less than the average in the tournament.
  3. A player who is in possession of a short stack.
  4. (colloquial) A person with a stocky or stout, possibly busty ('stacked') build.

Forms of shortstack

pluralshortstacks

Questions about shortstack

What is shortstack the alternative form of?
Shortstack is the alternative form of short stack.

Words near shortstack in the dictionary

  1. shortsheets
  2. shortsighted
  3. shortsightedly
  4. shortsightedness
  5. shortsome
  6. shortstack
  7. shortstacks
  8. shortstop
  9. shortstopped
  10. shortstopping
  11. shortstops

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