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noun (plural decks) |
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1. floor surface across ship: a level surface that runs from one side of a ship to the other, forming a floor
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2. level of ship or vehicle: a floored, self-contained area of a ship or a passenger vehicle such as a bus or tram
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3. level of structure: a tier or level of a building or other structure
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4. buildings terrace of house: an open unroofed area of wooden floor extending from the back of a house
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5. floor of roadway or bridge: the floor or platform of a roadway or bridge
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6. audio unit: a wide flat piece of audio equipment that contains a player for compact disks, records, cassettes, or tapes
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7. pack of cards: a pack of playing cards
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8. ground: the ground or floor
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informal
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transitive verb (past and past participle decked, present participle deck·ing, 3rd person present singular decks) |
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1. knock somebody down: to strike and knock somebody down deliberately
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informal
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2. decorate somebody or something: to decorate or ornament somebody or something
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literary
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  deck the halls with boughs of holly
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3. build deck for something: to make a deck for a ship or other structure
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noun (plural decks) |
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skateboard platform: the platform of a skateboard on which the rider stands
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slang
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adjective |
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trendsetting: very fashionable or trendsetting
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slang
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| [15th century. < Middle Dutch dec "roof, covering, cloak" < Germanic] |
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| decked adjective |
| deck·er noun |
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clear the deck or decks to get rid of all obstacles, especially pending work, prior to beginning a new task
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hit the deck
1. to fall on the floor or ground, often as self-protection
2. to get out of bed
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on deck
1. on the top external surface of a ship or boat
2. scheduled to appear next
3. prepared and available to take part in an event or activity (informal)
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play with a full deck to be rational and intelligent (slang)
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