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deck

  [dek]
–noun
1. Nautical.
a. a floorlike surface wholly or partially occupying one level of a hull, superstructure, or deckhouse, generally cambered, and often serving as a member for strengthening the structure of a vessel.
b. the space between such a surface and the next such surface above: Our stateroom was on B deck.
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. bank 3 (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.
–adjective
16. Civil Engineering. (of a bridge truss) having a deck or floor upon or above the structure. Compare through (def. 22).
–verb (used with object)
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.
—Idioms
20. clear the decks,
a. to prepare for combat, as by removing all unnecessary gear.
b. to prepare for some activity or work, as by getting rid of hindrances.
21. hit the deck, Slang.
a. Nautical. to rise from bed.
b. to fall, drop, or be knocked to the ground or floor.
22. on deck,
a. Baseball. next at bat; waiting one's turn to bat.
b. Informal. next in line; coming up; scheduled.
c. Informal. prepared to act or work; ready.
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).
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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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bank

3  [bangk]
–noun
1. an arrangement of objects in a line or in tiers: a bank of seats; a bank of lights.
2. Music. a row of keys on an organ.
3. a row of elevator cars, as in a hotel or high-rise office building.
4. a bench for rowers in a galley.
5. a row or tier of oars.
6. the group of rowers occupying one bench or rowing one oar.
7. Printing.
a. (formerly) a bench on which sheets are placed as printed.
b. Also called, especially British, random. the sloping work surface at the top of a compositor's workbench.
c. a table or rack on which type material is stored before being made up in forms.
8. Also called deck. Journalism. a part of a headline containing one or more lines of type, esp. a part that appears below the main part.
9. Electricity. a number of similar devices connected to act together: a bank of transformers; a bank of resistors.
–verb (used with object)
10. to arrange in a bank: to bank the seats; to bank the lights.
Origin:
1200–50; ME bank(e) < OF banc bench < Gmc; see bank 1

cutter deck

 
–noun
the blade housing on a power mower.
Also called deck, mower deck.

tape deck

 
–noun
a component of an audio system for playing tapes, using an external amplifier and speakers.
Also called deck.

Origin:
1955–60
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2010.
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deck 1   (děk)   
n.  

  1. A platform extending horizontally from one side of a ship to the other.

    1. A platform or surface likened to a ship's deck.

    2. A roofless, floored structure, typically with a railing, that adjoins a house.

    3. The roadway of a bridge or an elevated freeway.

    4. A pack of playing cards.

    5. A group of data processing cards.

    1. A pack of playing cards.

    2. A group of data processing cards.

  4. A tape deck.

  5. Slang A packet of narcotics.

tr.v.   decked, deck·ing, decks

  1. To furnish with or as if with a deck.

  2. Slang To knock down: He decked his sparring partner.


[Middle English dekke, from Middle Dutch dec, roof, covering; see (s)teg- in Indo-European roots.]
deck 2   (děk)   
tr.v.   decked, deck·ing, decks

  1. To clothe with finery; adorn. Often used with out: We were all decked out for the party.

  2. To decorate: decked the halls for the holidays.


[Dutch dekken, to cover, from Middle Dutch decken; see (s)teg- in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
bank

  1. n.
    money; ready cash. (From bankroll.) : I can't go out with you. No bank.
  2. n.
    a toilet. (Where one makes a deposit.) : Man, where's the bank around here?
  3. tv.
    to gang up on and beat someone. (An intransitive version is bank on (so).) : They banked the kid and left him moaning.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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deck

  1. tv.
    to knock someone to the ground. : Fred decked Bob with one blow.
  2. n.
    a pack of cigarettes. : Can you toss me a deck of fags, please?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

bank  (2)
"earthen incline, edge of a river," c.1200, probably in O.E., from O.N. banki, from P.Gmc. *bangkon "slope," cognate with P.Gmc. *bankiz "shelf."

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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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: bank
Pronunciation: 'ba[ng]k
Function: noun
: an organization for the custody, loan, or exchange of money, for the extension of credit, and for facilitating the transmission of funds
branch bank
: a banking facility that is a separate but dependent part of a chartered bank; especially : a facility that performs some banking functions and is separate from a main office
bridge bank
: a national bank that is chartered for a limited time to operate an insolvent bank until it is sold
central bank
: a national bank that establishes monetary and fiscal policy and controls the money supply and interest rate
collecting bank
: a bank other than the payor bank that is handling for collection a negotiable instrument or a promise or order to pay money
commercial bank
: a bank organized chiefly to handle the everyday financial transactions of businesses (as through deposit accounts and commercial loans)
cooperative bank
: an association (as a credit union) owned by and offering banking services for its members; specifically : SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION
depositary bank
: the first bank to take a negotiable instrument or promise or order to pay money unless the instrument, promise, or order is presented for immediate payment over the counter
federal land bank
: a land bank that is under federal charter and regulated by the Farm Credit Administration
Federal Re·serve bank
: one of 12 central banks set up under the Federal Reserve Act to hold reserves for and extend credit to affiliated banks in their respective districts
intermediary bank
: a bank other than the depositary or payor bank to which a negotiable instrument or promise or order to pay is transferred in the course of collection
land bank
1 : a bank that provides financing for land development and farm mortgages esp. by issuing stock —see also FEDERAL LAND BANK in this entry
2 : a trust that holds land for purposes of preservation or conservation
national bank
: a bank operating under federal charter and supervision
nonbank bank
: a financial organization (as a branch of an out-of-state bank) that either accepts demand deposits or makes commercial loans
payor bank
: a bank that is the drawee of a draft
presenting bank
: a bank other than a payor bank that presents a negotiable instrument or promise or order to pay money
sav·ings bank
: a bank organized to hold depositors' funds in interest-bearing accounts and to make long-term investments (as in home mortgage loans)
state bank
: a bank operating under state charter and law —bank·er /'ba[ng]-k&r/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: bank
Pronunciation: 'ba[ng]k
Function: noun
: a place where something is held available bank>; especially : adepot for the collection and storage of a biological product of human origin for medical use bank> bank> —see BLOOD BANK
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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