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   Deck

   /dek/

   

   noun

   • 1. a structure of planks or plates, approximately horizontal, extending across a ship or boat at any of various levels, especially one of those at the highest level and open to the weather: "he stood on the deck of his flagship"
   • ▪ a floor or platform resembling or compared to a ship's deck, especially the floor of a pier or a platform for sunbathing.
   • ▪ a platform, typically made of lumber and unroofed, attached to a house or other building: "they cooked hamburgers on the deck adjoining the living room"
   • ▪ a level of a large, open building, especially a sports stadium: "Jeter hit an enormous home run into the upper deck"
   • ▪ the ground or floor: informal "there was a big thud when I hit the deck"
   • ▪ the flat part of a skateboard or snowboard.
   • 2. a component or unit in sound-reproduction equipment that incorporates a playing or recording mechanism for discs or tapes: "the car has cruise control and a tape deck"
   • ▪ a set of two or more record decks connected to sound mixing equipment, used by a DJ: "every serious DJ needs a set of decks"
   • 3. a pack of cards: North American "shuffle the deck"
   • ▪ a packet of narcotics. informal North American

   verb

   • 1. decorate or adorn brightly or festively: "Ingrid was decked out in her Sunday best" Similar decoratebedeckadornornamenttrimtrick outgarnishcoverhangfestoongarlandswathewreatheembellishbeautifyprettifyenhancegraceset offinformal:get updo updo outtart upliterary:bejewelbedizencaparisonfurbelowdress updressclotheattirearraygarbrobedrapeaccoutreturn outfit outrig outtrick outtrick upoutfitcostumeinformal:doll upget updo uptog uptart uparchaic:apparelbedizencaparisoninvesthabittrap out
   • 2. knock (someone) to the ground with a punch: informal "Lisa threatened to deck her if she didn't stop filming"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Middle Dutch dec ‘covering, roof, cloak’, dekken ‘to cover’. Originally denoting canvas used to make a covering (especially on a ship), the term came to mean the covering itself, later denoting a solid surface serving as roof and floor.

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