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• stacked — ► ADJECTIVE 1) arranged in a stack or stacks. 2) filled or covered with goods. 3) (of a pack of cards) shuffled or arranged dishonestly …   English terms dictionary

• stacked — /stækt/ (say stakt) verb 1. past tense and past participle of stack. –adjective Also, well stacked. 2. Colloquial (of a woman) having big breasts; buxom. –phrase 3. a stacked deck, a. a pack of cards tampered with so that an opposing player will… …  

• Stacked — Stack Stack, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stacked} (st[a^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Stacking}.] [Cf. Sw. stacka, Dan. stakke. See {Stack}, n.] 1. To lay in a conical or other pile; to make into a large pile; as, to stack hay, cornstalks, or grain; to stack… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• cards stacked against one — See: STACK THE CARDS …   Dictionary of American idioms

• cards stacked against one — See: STACK THE CARDS …   Dictionary of American idioms

• cards\ stacked\ against\ one — See: stack the cards …   Словарь американских идиом

• stacked — adjective 1》 arranged in a stack or stacks. 2》 filled or covered with goods. 3》 (of a heel) made from thin layers of wood or leather glued one on top of the other. 4》 (of a pack of cards) shuffled or arranged dishonestly. 5》 informal (of a woman) …   English new terms dictionary

• cards are stacked —  Situation where one has little chance of success …   American business jargon

• (the) cards are stacked against someone — the cards are stacked against (someone) if the cards are stacked against someone, they are not at all likely to succeed in a particular situation because they have a lot of problems. He fought a brilliant campaign, but the cards were stacked… …   New idioms dictionary

• (the) cards are stacked against — the cards are stacked against (someone) if the cards are stacked against someone, they are not at all likely to succeed in a particular situation because they have a lot of problems. He fought a brilliant campaign, but the cards were stacked… …   New idioms dictionary

• stack the cards — {v. phr.} 1. To arrange cards secretly and dishonestly for the purpose of cheating. * /The gambler had stacked the cards against Bill./ 2. To arrange things unfairly for or against a person; have things so that a person has an unfair advantage or …   Dictionary of American idioms