deck
/dɛk/
Dictionary
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. 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
- 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.
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