Deck

Pronunciation

• IPA: /dÉ›k/
• Rhymes: -É›k

Middle English dekke, from Middle Dutch deck ("roof, covering").

Full definition of deck

Noun

1. Any flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a raised patio; a flat rooftop.
2. A pack or set of playing cards.
3. (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.to swab the deck
4. A set of slides for a presentation.
• 2011, David Kroenke, Donald Nilson, Office 365 in BusinessNavigate to the location where your PowerPoint deck is stored and select it.
5. (obsolete) A heap or store.
• MassingerWho ... hath such trinkets
  Ready in the deck.

Derived terms

Verb

1. (uncommon) To furnish with a deck, as a vessel.
2. (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 who pinched her?

From Middle Dutch dekken ("to cover").

Verb

1. (transitive, sometimes with out) To dress (someone) up, to clothe with more than ordinary elegance
• 1919, William Somerset Maugham, ,They call beautiful a dress, a dog, a sermon; and when they are face to face with Beauty cannot recognise it. The false emphasis with which they try to deck their worthless thoughts blunts their susceptibilities.
• Bible, Job xl. 10Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency.
• ShakespeareDeck my body in gay ornaments.
2. (transitive, with out) To decorate (something).
• DrydenThe dew with spangles decked the ground.
3. To cover; to overspread.
• Miltonto deck with clouds the uncoloured sky

Usage notes

See deck out