deck
deck1 definition
deck (dek)
noun
- 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
- any platform, floor, shelf, etc. suggestive of a ship's deck; specif.,
- an outdoor wooden platform enclosed by a low railing
- a platform used for viewing an observation deck
- a section of tiered seating at a stadium the upper deck
- a set of playing cards; pack
- ☆ Slang a packet containing a narcotic, as heroin
- tape deck
Etymology: prob. aphetic < MLowG verdeck (< ver-, for- + decken, to cover: see thatch), transl. of It coperta, cover
transitive verb
☆ Slang to knock down; floor
deck Idioms
below decks
below the main deck
clear the decks
- to remove unnecessary things from the decks of a ship, as for combat
- to get ready for action
hit the deck
☆ Slang- to get out of bed; get up
- to get ready for action
- to throw oneself to the floor, ground, etc., as to avoid injury
- to be knocked down
on deck
☆ Informal- ready; on hand
- waiting to take one's turn, as at batting in baseball
deck2 definition
deck (dek)
transitive verb
- to cover or clothe with finery or ornaments; adorn; trim: often followed by out
- to furnish (a ship, etc.) with a deck
- Archaic to cover
Etymology: MDu decken, to cover: see thatch
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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