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deck 
[dek] Pronunciation Key
[dek] Pronunciation Key –noun
–adjective
–verb (used with object)
—Idioms
| 1. | Nautical.
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| 2. | any open platform suggesting an exposed deck of a ship. |
| 3. | an open, unroofed porch or platform extending from a house or other building. Compare sun deck. |
| 4. | any level, tier, or vertical section, as of a structure or machine. |
| 5. | flight deck (def. 2). |
| 6. | a flat or nearly flat watertight surface, as at the top of a French roof. |
| 7. | a floor or roof surface composed of decking units. |
| 8. | Meteorology. cloud deck. cloud layer. |
| 9. | Slang. a small packet of a narcotic, esp. heroin. |
| 10. | a pack of playing cards. |
| 11. | Printing. bank3 (def. 8). |
| 12. | Also called rear deck. the cover of a space behind the backseat of an automobile or the space itself. |
| 13. | Library Science. a level of book shelving and associated facilities in the stacks of a library, as one of a series of floors or tiers. |
| 14. | cutter deck. |
| 15. | a cassette deck or tape deck. |
| 16. | Civil Engineering. (of a bridge truss) having a deck or floor upon or above the structure. Compare through (def. 22). |
| 17. | to clothe or attire (people) or array (rooms, houses, etc.) in something ornamental or decorative (often fol. by out): We were all decked out in our Sunday best. The church was decked with holly for the holiday season. |
| 18. | to furnish with a deck. |
| 19. | Informal. to knock down; floor: The champion decked the challenger in the first round. |
| 20. | clear the decks,
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| 21. | hit the deck, Slang.
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| 22. | on deck,
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| 23. | play with or have a full deck, Slang. to be sane, rational, or reasonably intelligent: Whoever dreamed up this scheme wasn't playing with a full deck. |
| 24. | stack the deck. stack (def. 24). |
[Origin: 1425–75; (n.) late ME dekke material for covering < MD dec covering, roof; (v.) < D dekken to cover; c. G decken; cf. thatch]
] —Synonyms 17. bedeck, garnish, trim, bedizen, adorn, embellish; dress.
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| deck 1
(děk) Pronunciation Key
n.
tr.v. decked, deck·ing, decks
[Middle English dekke, from Middle Dutch dec, roof, covering; see (s)teg- in Indo-European roots.] |
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| deck 2
(děk) Pronunciation Key
tr.v. decked, deck·ing, decks
[Dutch dekken, to cover, from Middle Dutch decken; see (s)teg- in Indo-European roots.] |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
deck (n.)
deck (n.)
1466, probably aphetic of M.L.G. verdeck, a nautical word, from ver- "fore" + decken "to cover, put under roof," from P.Gmc. *thackjam (related to thatch), from PIE *(s)tog-/*(s)teg- "cover" (see stegosaurus). Sense extended early in Eng. from "covering" to "platform of a ship." "Pack of cards" is 1593, perhaps because they were stacked like decks of a ship. The verb sense of "knock down" is first recorded c.1953, probably from notion of laying someone out on the deck. Deck chair (1884) so called because they were used on ocean liners. Tape deck (1949) is in ref. to the flat surface of old reel-to-reel tape recorders.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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deck (v.)
deck (v.)
"adorn" (as in deck the halls), c.1500, from M.Du. dekken "to cover," from the same P.Gmc. root as deck (n.). Replaced O.E. þeccan.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| deck | |
noun | |
| 1. | any of various platforms built into a vessel |
| 2. | street name for a packet of illegal drugs |
| 3. | a pack of 52 playing cards [syn: pack of cards] |
| 4. | a porch that resembles the deck on a ship |
verb | |
| 1. | be beautiful to look at; "Flowers adorned the tables everywhere" |
| 2. | decorate; "deck the halls with holly" |
| 3. | knock down with force; "He decked his opponent" |
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American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms - Cite This Source - Share This
deck
In addition to the idiom beginning with deck, also see clear the decks; hit the deck; on deck.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Deck
A term used to refer to the open orders held by floor brokers on futures exchanges.
Investopedia Commentary
The deck consists of buy and sell orders for futures and options.
In equity markets, this is also known as "the book."
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See also: Broker Association, Equity, Floor Broker - FB, Futures, Futures Market, Limit Order Book, Option, Order, Specialist
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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Deck\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decked; p. pr. & vb. n. Decking.] [D. dekken to cover; akin to E. thatch. See Thatch.]1. To cover; to overspread. To deck with clouds the uncolored sky. --Milton. 2. To dress, as the person; to clothe; especially, to clothe with more than ordinary elegance; to array; to adorn; to embellish. Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency. --Job xl. 10. And deck my body in gay ornaments. --Shak. The dew with spangles decked the ground. --Dryden. 3. To furnish with a deck, as a vessel.
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Deck\, n. [D. dek. See Deck, v.]1. 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. Note: The following are the more common names of the decks of vessels having more than one. Berth deck (Navy), a deck next below the gun deck, where the hammocks of the crew are swung. Boiler deck (River Steamers), the deck on which the boilers are placed. Flush deck, any continuous, unbroken deck from stem to stern. Gun deck (Navy), a deck below the spar deck, on which the ship's guns are carried. If there are two gun decks, the upper one is called the main deck, the lower, the lower gun deck; if there are three, one is called the middle gun deck. Half-deck, that portion of the deck next below the spar deck which is between the mainmast and the cabin. Hurricane deck (River Steamers, etc.), the upper deck, usually a light deck, erected above the frame of the hull. Orlop deck, the deck or part of a deck where the cables are stowed, usually below the water line. Poop deck, the deck forming the roof of a poop or poop cabin, built on the upper deck and extending from the mizzenmast aft. Quarter-deck, the part of the upper deck abaft the mainmast, including the poop deck when there is one. Spar deck. (a) Same as the upper deck. (b) Sometimes a light deck fitted over the upper deck. Upper deck, the highest deck of the hull, extending from stem to stern. 2. (arch.) The upper part or top of a mansard roof or curb roof when made nearly flat. 3. (Railroad) The roof of a passenger car. 4. A pack or set of playing cards. The king was slyly fingered from the deck. --Shak. 5. A heap or store. [Obs.] Who . . . hath such trinkets Ready in the deck. --Massinger. Between decks. See under Between. Deck bridge (Railroad Engineering), a bridge which carries the track upon the upper chords; -- distinguished from a through bridge, which carries the track upon the lower chords, between the girders. Deck curb (Arch.), a curb supporting a deck in roof construction. Deck floor (Arch.), a floor which serves also as a roof, as of a belfry or balcony. Deck hand, a sailor hired to help on the vessel's deck, but not expected to go aloft. Deck molding (Arch.), the molded finish of the edge of a deck, making the junction with the lower slope of the roof. Deck roof (Arch.), a nearly flat roof which is not surmounted by parapet walls. Deck transom (Shipbuilding), the transom into which the deck is framed. To clear the decks (Naut.), to remove every unnecessary incumbrance in preparation for battle; to prepare for action. To sweep the deck (Card Playing), to clear off all the stakes on the table by winning them.
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Deck
Deck\, n. (A["e]ronautics) A main a["e]roplane surface, esp. of a biplane or multiplane.
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