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sweep the deck

sweep the deck verb: to clear off all the stakes on the table by winning them.

Verb

sweep the deck (third-person singular simple present sweeps the deck, present participle sweeping the deck, simple past and past participle swept the deck)

  1. (idiomatic) To clear off all the stakes on the table by winning them.

Forms of sweep the deck

third-person singular presentsweeps the deck
present participlesweeping the deck
past participleswept the deck
pastswept the deck

Questions about sweep the deck

What does sweep the deck mean?
Sweep the deck means to clear off all the stakes on the table by winning them.
What part of speech is sweep the deck?
Sweep the deck is a verb.
What is the past tense of sweep the deck?
The past tense of sweep the deck is swept the deck.

Words near sweep the deck in the dictionary

  1. sweep saws
  2. sweep someone off their feet
  3. sweep something under the carpet
  4. sweep something under the rug
  5. sweep the board
  6. sweep the deck
  7. sweep the floor with someone
  8. sweep up
  9. sweep-chimney
  10. sweep-chimneys
  11. sweep-washer

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