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stacking the deck

stacking the deck is the present participle and gerund of stack the deck.

Meaning of stack the deck

Verb

stack the deck (third-person singular simple present stacks the deck, present participle stacking the deck, simple past and past participle stacked the deck)

  1. (figuratively, intransitive) To give an unfair advantage to somebody.
    • Private equity can stack the deck in other ways, too. Firms can direct businesses they own to buy other companies and then act as broker on the deals, reaping transaction fees.2018 June 13, Bryce Covert, “The Demise of Toys 'R' Us Is a Warning”, in The Atlantic, →ISSN
    Synonyms:
    cheat

Questions about stacking the deck

What is stacking the deck the present participle and gerund of?
Stacking the deck is the present participle and gerund of stack the deck.

Words near stacking the deck in the dictionary

  1. stackie
  2. stackies
  3. stacking
  4. stacking it
  5. stacking off
  6. stacking the deck
  7. stacking up
  8. stacking z's
  9. stackings
  10. stackless
  11. stacklessness

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