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deck

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  • IPA /dɛk/

Noun

deck noun

  1. Any raised flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a raised patio; a flat rooftop.
  2. 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.“to swab the deck”
  3. A main aeroplane surface, especially of a biplane or multiplane.
  4. A pack or set of playing cards.

Verb

deck verb

  1. To furnish with a deck, as a vessel.
  2. To knock someone to the floor, especially with a single punch.“Wow, did you see her deck that guy who pinched her?”
  3. To cause a player to run out of cards to draw and usually lose the game as a result.

deck verb

  1. (sometimes with out) To dress (someone) up, to clothe with more than ordinary elegance
  2. (sometimes with out) To decorate (something).
  3. To cover; to overspread.

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