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Definition of decked out

1 : dressed in a very fancy way
  • We got all decked out for the occasion.
—often + in
  • She was decked out in furs.
  • guys decked out in fancy tuxedos
2 : decorated in a fancy way —often + with
  • a room decked out with hundreds of little lights

Word by Word Definitions

deck play decked

  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: such as

  3. : a story or tier of a building (such as a sports stadium)

  1. : cover

  2. : to clothe in a striking or elegant manner : array

  3. : decorate

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out play

  1. : in a direction away from the inside or center

  2. : outside

  3. : from among others

  1. : eject, oust

  2. : to identify publicly as being such secretly

  3. : to become publicly known

  1. used as a function word to indicate an outward movement

  1. : situated outside : external

  2. : out-of-bounds

  3. : situated at a distance : outlying

  1. : outside

  2. : one who is out of office or power or on the outside

  3. : an act or instance of putting a player out or of being put out in baseball

  1. : in a manner that exceeds or surpasses and sometimes overpowers or defeats

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