deck
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See also Deck
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɛk
[edit] Etymology 1
From Middle Low German verdeck (ver- + decken).
[edit] Noun
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deck (plural decks)
- Any flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a raised patio; a flat rooftop.
- A pack or set of playing cards.
- (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.
- Argh, maties! Swab the deck!
[edit] Translations
pack of playing cards
floorlike covering on a ship
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[edit] Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch dekken.
[edit] Verb
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to deck (third-person singular simple present decks, present participle decking, simple past and past participle decked)
- (with "out") To dress, as the person; to clothe; especially, to clothe with more than ordinary elegance; to array, adorn, embellish or decorate.
- (uncommon) To furnish with a deck, as a vessel.
- (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 that pinched her?
[edit] Translations
to clothe with more than ordinary elegance
[edit] Italian
[edit] Etymology
[edit] Noun
deck m. inv.
