deck
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noun \ˈdek\Definition of DECK
1
: a platform in a ship serving usually as a structural element and forming the floor for its compartments
2
: something resembling the deck of a ship: as a : a story or tier of a building (as a sports stadium) <the upper deck> b : the roadway of a bridge c : a flat floored roofless area adjoining a house d : the lid of the compartment at the rear of the body of an automobile; also : the compartment e : a layer of clouds
3
a : a pack of playing cards b : a packet of narcotics
See Examples of DECK
- We stood on the deck and watched dolphins swim near the ship.
- A number of passengers had come on deck.
- a seat on the streetcar's top deck
- a cabin on B deck
- We sat in the lower deck.
- We ate out on the deck.
Origin of DECK
Middle English dekke covering of a ship, from Middle Dutch *dec covering, probably from Middle Low German vordeck, from vordecken to cover, from vor- for- + decken to cover; akin to Old High German decchen to cover — more at thatch
First Known Use: 1509
2deck
transitive verbDefinition of DECK
1
obsolete : cover
2
3
[1deck] : to furnish with or as if with a deck
4
[1deck] : to knock down forcibly : floor <decked him with one punch>
Examples of DECK
- We spent hours decking the chapel with flowers before the wedding.
- He decked him with one punch.
Origin of DECK
Dutch dekken to cover; akin to Old High German decchen
First Known Use: 1513
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