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deck

US/ˈdɛk/ common informal slang uk
noun (4) verb (3)

noun

1.

any of various floor-like platforms built into a vessel

2.

street name for a packet of illegal drugs

3.
4.

a porch that resembles the deck on a ship

verb

1.

be beautiful to look at

  • “Flowers adorned the tables everywhere”
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2.

decorate

  • “deck the halls with holly”
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3.

knock down with force

  • “He decked his opponent”
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Origin

From Middle English dekke, borrowed from Middle Dutch dec (“roof, covering”), from Middle Dutch decken, from Old Dutch thecken, from Proto-West Germanic *þakkjan, from Proto-Germanic *þakjaną. Formed the same: German Decke (“covering, blanket”). Doublet of thatch and thack.

Phrases

  • all hands on deck Terms derived from deck (noun)
  • all hands to the deck Terms derived from deck (noun)
  • bell deck Terms derived from deck (noun)
  • below decks Terms derived from deck (noun)
  • case the deck Terms derived from deck (noun)
  • cassette deck Terms derived from deck (noun)
  • cigarette deck Terms derived from deck (noun)
  • clear the decks Terms derived from deck (noun)
  • deck out
  • deck over
  • deck up

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