Deck - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |dek|  American pronunciation of the word deck
Brit.  |dek|  British pronunciation of the word deck

noun

- any of various platforms built into a vessel
- street name for a packet of illegal drugs
- a pack of 52 playing cards
- a porch that resembles the deck on a ship

verb

- be beautiful to look at (syn: adorn, beautify, decorate, embellish, grace)
- decorate (syn: bedeck, bedight)
deck the halls with holly
- knock down with force (syn: dump, floor, knock down)
He decked his opponent

Extra examples

We stood on the deck and watched dolphins swim near the ship.

A number of passengers had come on deck.

We sat in the lower deck.

We ate out on the deck.

We spent hours decking the chapel with flowers before the wedding.

He decked him with one punch.

The Christmas tree was decked out with lights.

She was decked out in expensive clothes.

Let's go up on deck.

Peter stayed below deck.

I managed to find a seat on the upper deck.

Eddie returned to the flight deck (=the part of an aircraft where the pilot sits).

Irene shuffled the deck.

The street was decked with flags for the royal wedding.

Gerry just swung round and decked him.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: deck
he/she/it: decks
present participle: decking
past tense: decked
past participle: decked
noun
singular: deck
plural: decks
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