deck

See also Deck, and déck

English

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A ship with deck numbered 8.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɛk

Etymology 1

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

Noun

deck (plural decks)

1. Any flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a raised patio; a flat rooftop.
2. A pack or set of playing cards.
3. (nautical) The floorlike covering of the horizontal sections, or compartments, of a ship. Small vessels have only one deck; larger ships have two or three decks.

   Arr, maties! Swab the deck!

Translations

any flat surface walked on

Catalan: terra (ca) m. Finnish: tasanne (fi) Hebrew: מרפסת (he) (mirpéset) f.

Russian: настил (ru) (nastíl) f. Scottish Gaelic: deic (gd) f.

pack of playing cards

Bulgarian: тесте (bg) n., колода (bg) f. Catalan: baralla (ca) f. Esperanto: ludkartaro (eo) Estonian: kaardipakk Finnish: korttipakka (fi), pakka (fi) French: jeu de cartes (fr) German: Kartenstapel (de) m. Greek: τράπουλα (el) f. Hebrew: חפיסת קלפים (he) (khafisát-klafím) f.

Italian: mazzo (it) m. Latin: fasciculus (la) m. Lithuanian: malka (lt) f., kaladė (lt) f. Macedonian: шпил (mk) (špil) m. Polish: talia (pl) f. Portuguese: baralho (pt) m. Russian: колода (ru) (kolóda) f. Spanish: baraja (es) f. Swedish: kortlek (sv) c., lek (sv) c.

floorlike covering on a ship

Bulgarian: палуба (bg) f. Catalan: coberta (ca) f. Chinese: Mandarin: 甲板 (zh) (jiǎbǎn) Czech: paluba (cs) f. Dutch: dek (nl) n. Esperanto: ferdeko (eo) Estonian: laevalagi Finnish: kansi (fi), täkki (fi) French: pont (fr) m. German: Deck (de) n. Greek: κατάστρωμα (el) n., κουβέρτα (el) f. Hebrew: סיפון (he) (sipún) m.

Italian: ponte (it) m. Japanese: デッキ (ja) (dekki), 甲板 (ja) (かんぱん, kanpan) Korean: 갑판 (ko) (gappan) Macedonian: палуба (mk) (páluba) f. Portuguese: convés (pt) m. Russian: палуба (ru) (páluba) f. Scottish Gaelic: deic (gd) f. Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: па̏луба (sh) f. Roman: pȁluba (sh) f. Spanish: cubierta (es) f. Swedish: däck (sv) c.

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Hebrew: שקופיות (he) (shkufiót)

Ido: ferdeko

Verb

deck (third-person singular simple present decks, present participle decking, simple past and past participle decked)

1. (rare) To furnish with a deck, as a vessel.
2. (slang) In a fight or brawl, to knock someone to the floor, especially with a single punch.

   Wow, did you see her deck that guy who pinched her?

Translations

to furnish with a deck, as a vessel

Finnish: kattaa (fi)

(slang) to knock someone to the floor with a single punch

Finnish: kaataa (fi)

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch dekken (“to cover”).

Verb

deck (third-person singular simple present decks, present participle decking, simple past and past participle decked)

1. (transitive, with out) To dress (someone) up, to clothe with more than ordinary elegance
2. (transitive, with out) To decorate (something).

Usage notes

• See deck out

Translations

dress up — see dress up

decorate — see decorate

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA: [dɛk]

Verb

deck

1. Imperative singular of decken.
2. (colloquial) First-person singular present of decken.

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Italian

Etymology

English deck

Noun

deck m. inv.

1. tape deck