deck

[ dek ]

/ dɛk /

noun

Nautical.

a floorlike surface wholly or partially occupying one level of a hull, superstructure, or deckhouse, generally cambered, and often serving as a member for strengthening the structure of a vessel.
the space between such a surface and the next such surface above: Our stateroom was on B deck.

any open platform suggesting an exposed deck of a ship.

an open, unroofed porch or platform extending from a house or other building. Compare sun deck.

any level, tier, or vertical section, as of a structure or machine.

flight deck(def 2).

a flat or nearly flat watertight surface, as at the top of a French roof.

a floor or roof surface composed of decking units.

Meteorology. cloud deck. See cloud layer.

Slang. a small packet of a narcotic, especially heroin.

a pack of playing cards.

Printing. bank³(def 8).

Also called rear deck. the cover of a space behind the backseat of an automobile or the space itself.

Library Science. a level of book shelving and associated facilities in the stacks of a library, as one of a series of floors or tiers.

cutter deck.

a cassette deck or tape deck.

adjective

Civil Engineering. (of a bridge truss) having a deck or floor upon or above the structure. Compare through(def 22).

verb (used with object)

to clothe or attire (people) or array (rooms, houses, etc.) in something ornamental or decorative (often followed by out): We were all decked out in our Sunday best. The church was decked with holly for the holiday season.

to furnish with a deck.

Informal. to knock down; floor: The champion decked the challenger in the first round.

Idioms for deck

clear the decks,

to prepare for combat, as by removing all unnecessary gear.
to prepare for some activity or work, as by getting rid of hindrances.

hit the deck, Slang.

Nautical. to rise from bed.
to fall, drop, or be knocked to the ground or floor.

on deck,

Baseball. next at bat; waiting one's turn to bat.
Informal. next in line; coming up; scheduled.
Informal. prepared to act or work; ready.

play with/have a full deck, Slang. to be sane, rational, or reasonably intelligent: Whoever dreamed up this scheme wasn't playing with a full deck.

stack the deck. stack(def 24).

Origin of deck

1425–75; (noun) late Middle English dekke material for covering < Middle Dutch dec covering, roof; (v.) < Dutch dekken to cover; cognate with German decken; cf. thatch

SYNONYMS FOR deck

17 bedeck, garnish, trim, bedizen, adorn, embellish; dress.

OTHER WORDS FROM deck

un·decked, adjective

Words nearby deck

decision theory, decision tree, decision-making, decisive, decius, deck, deck beam, deck bolt, deck bridge, deck chair, deck crane

Example sentences from the Web for decked

Old pictures of the couple show Horace decked out in a three-piece suit and diamond rings and Margaret swaddled in furs.

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The last one jumped on me, trying to get me in a headlock, but I wriggled out of it and decked him too.

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The first checkpoint was decked out in the blue and yellow of the Ukrainian flag and just inside the city limits.

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A few hours later, the same vans picked up the guests, decked out in wedding attire, to take them to the fortress castle.

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Is he a bearded Mongolian warrior on horseback, decked out in lustrous jade and gold armor?

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Decked in feast-day raiment the damsel sleeps in the rest of death, after all her sufferings.

Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) |Countess Evelyn Martinengo-Cesaresco
The valley of the Connecticut was decked with harvest products as for an autumnal pageant.

Steve and the Steam Engine |Sara Ware Bassett
Figures on their paintings are decked with crowns and garlands of anemone, acacia, convolvulus, and some others.

Catholic World, Vol. XIII, April to September, 1871 |Various
And he saw Rama with Lakshmana, living on the mountains of Chitrakuta with bow in hand and decked with the ornaments of ascetics.

The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Bk. 3 Pt. 2 |Translated by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
This was the figure of a bird, decked with party-coloured feathers, so as to resemble a popinjay or parrot.

Old Mortality, Complete, Illustrated |Sir Walter Scott

British Dictionary definitions for decked (1 of 2)

decked

/ (dɛkt) /

adjective

having a wooden deck or platform a decked terrace

British Dictionary definitions for decked (2 of 2)

deck

/ (dɛk) /

noun

nautical any of various platforms built into a vessel a promenade deck; the poop deck

a similar floor or platform, as in a bus

the horizontal platform that supports the turntable and pick-up of a record player
See tape deck

mainly US a pack of playing cards

Also called: pack computing obsolete a collection of punched cards relevant to a particular program

a raised wooden platform built in a garden to provide a seating area

clear the decks informal to prepare for action, as by removing obstacles from a field of activity or combat

hit the deck informal

to fall to the floor or ground, esp in order to avoid injury
to prepare for action
to get out of bed

verb (tr)

(often foll by out) to dress or decorate

to build a deck on (a vessel)

slang to knock (a person) to the floor or ground

Derived forms of deck

decker, noun

Word Origin for deck

C15: from Middle Dutch dec a covering; related to thatch

Idioms and Phrases with decked

deck

In addition to the idiom beginning with deck

deck out

also see:

clear the decks
hit the deck
on deck

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