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deck

/dɛk/

noun

Meaning

  • Any raised flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a raised patio; a flat rooftop.

  • 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.

    "to swab the deck"

  • A main aeroplane surface, especially of a biplane or multiplane.

  • A pack or set of playing cards.

  • (by extension) A set of cards owned by each individual player and from which they draw when playing.

  • A set of slides for a presentation.

  • A heap or store.

  • A folded paper used for distributing illicit drugs.

  • The floor.

    "We hit the deck as bullets began to fly."

Synonyms

library

verb

Meaning

  • To furnish with a deck, as a vessel.

  • To knock someone to the floor, especially with a single punch.

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

  • To cause a player to run out of cards to draw and usually lose the game as a result.