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Definition of 'deck'English
Etymology 1
(etyl) .
Noun
( en-noun)
Any flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a raised patio; a flat rooftop.
(lb) The floorlike covering of the horizontal sections, or compartments, of a ship. Small vessels have only one deck; larger ships have two or three decks.
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*:Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason, on these surging floods, were these travelers,. Even such a boat as the Mount Vernon offered a total deck space so cramped as to leave secrecy or privacy well out of the question, even had the motley and democratic assemblage of passengers been disposed to accord either.
A pack or set of playing cards.
A set of slides for a presentation.
*2011 , David Kroenke, Donald Nilson, Office 365 in Business
*:Navigate to the location where your PowerPoint deck is stored and select it.
(lb) A heap or store.
*(Philip Massinger) (1583-1640)
*:Whohath such trinkets / Ready in the deck .
Derived terms
* afterdeck
* below decks
* flight deck
* foredeck
* forward deck
( rel-mid)
* lower deck
* poopdeck
* quarterdeck
* rear deck
* stern deck
( rel-bottom)
Verb
( en-verb)
(uncommon) To furnish with a deck, as a vessel.
(slang) In a fight or brawl, to knock someone to the floor, especially with a single punch.
- Wow, did you see her deck that guy who pinched her?
Etymology 2
From (etyl) .
Verb
( en-verb)
To dress (someone) up, to clothe with more than ordinary elegance
* 1919 ,
- They call beautiful a dress, a dog, a sermon; and when they are face to face with Beauty cannot recognise it. The false emphasis with which they try to deck their worthless thoughts blunts their susceptibilities.
* Bible, Job xl. 10
- Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency.
* Shakespeare
- Deck my body in gay ornaments.
To decorate (something).
* Dryden
- The dew with spangles decked the ground.
To cover; to overspread.
* Milton
- to deck with clouds the uncoloured sky
Usage notes
* See deck out
Similar to 'deck'dick, duck, dock, disk, desk, dusk, dek, dak, deek, dawk, dook, dhak, dack
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