deck
1 (dĕk)
[Middle English dekke, from Middle Dutch dec, roof, covering.]
noun
- A platform extending horizontally from one side of a ship to the other.
- A platform or surface likened to a ship's deck.
- A roofless, floored structure, typically with a railing, that adjoins a house.
- The roadway of a bridge or an elevated freeway.
- A pack of playing cards.
- A group of data processing cards.
- A tape deck.
- Slang A packet of narcotics.
transitive verb: decked, deck·ing, decks.
- To furnish with or as if with a deck.
- Slang To knock down: He decked his sparring partner.
idioms
- clear the deck
- To prepare for action.
- hit the deck
- To get out of bed. To fall or drop to a prone position. To prepare for action.
- on deck
- On hand; present. Sports Waiting to take one's turn, especially as a batter in baseball.
deck
2 (dĕk)
[Dutch dekken, to cover, from Middle Dutch decken.]
transitive verb: decked, deck·ing, decks.
- To clothe with finery; adorn. Often used with out: We were all decked out for the party.
- To decorate: decked the halls for the holidays.
