noun
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 or boat. Small vessels have only one deck; larger ships have two or three decks.
Holonyms: watercraft, vessel, vessel
to swab the deck
A main aeroplane surface, especially of a biplane or multiplane.
A pack or set of playing cards.
A set of cards owned by each individual player and from which they draw when playing.
verb
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, usually making them lose the game.
verb
To dress (someone) up, to clothe with more than ordinary elegance.
And deck my body in gay ornaments, / And witch sweet ladies with my words and looks.
Decke thy selfe now with Maiestie, and excellencie, and aray thy selfe with glory, and beautie.
To decorate (something).
(now the dew with spangles decked the ground)
The pastures of the wilderness overflow, the hills gird themselves with joy, the meadows clothe themselves with flocks, the valleys deck themselves with grain, they shout and sing together for joy.
To cover; to overspread.
Whether to deck with clouds the uncoloured sky, / Or wet the thirsty earth with falling showers