Deck Definition

dĕk
decked, decking, decks
noun
decks
A platform extending horizontally from one side of a ship to the other.
American Heritage
Any extended horizontal structure in a ship or boat serving as a floor and structural support, and covering, partially or fully, the portion of the vessel that is lower than it is.
Webster's New World
Any platform, floor, shelf, etc. suggestive of a ship's deck.
Webster's New World
A roofless, floored structure, typically with a railing, that adjoins a house.
American Heritage
A section of tiered seating at a stadium.
The upper deck.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb
decked, decking, decks
To knock down; floor.
Webster's New World
To furnish (a ship, etc.) with a deck.
Webster's New World
To clothe with finery.
Decked out in his best suit.
Webster's New World
To cover with ornaments; adorn; trim.
Deck the halls with boughs of holly.
Webster's New World
To cover.
Webster's New World
Antonyms:
idiom
clear the deck
  • To prepare for action.
American Heritage
hit the deck
  • To get out of bed.
  • To fall or drop to a prone position.
American Heritage
on deck
  • On hand; present.
  • Waiting to take one's turn, especially as a batter in baseball.
American Heritage
below decks
  • below the main deck
Webster's New World
clear the decks
  • to remove unnecessary things from the decks of a ship, as for combat
  • to get ready for action
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Deck

Noun

Singular:
deck
Plural:
decks

Origin of Deck

  • Middle English dekke from Middle Dutch dec roof, covering (s)teg- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Dutch dekken to cover from Middle Dutch decken (s)teg- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle English dekke, from Middle Dutch deck (“roof, covering”).

    From Wiktionary

  • From Middle Dutch dekken (“to cover”).

    From Wiktionary

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