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deck

  [dek]
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–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).
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)   
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.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Idioms & Phrases

on deck

  1. Available, ready for action, as in We had ten kids on deck to clean up after the dance. [Slang; second half of 1800s]

  2. In baseball, scheduled to bat next, waiting near home plate to bat, as in Joe was on deck next. [1860s] Both usages allude to crew members being on the deck of a ship, in readiness to perform their duties.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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