deck

/dษ›k/

IPA: /D EH1 K/

noun
  1. 1

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

  2. 2

    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.

    โ€œto swab the deckโ€

  3. 3

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

  4. 4

    A pack or set of playing cards.

  5. 5

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

  6. 6

    A set of slides for a presentation.

  7. 7

    A heap or store.

  8. 8

    A folded paper used for distributing illicit drugs.

  9. 9

    The floor.

    โ€œWe hit the deck as bullets began to fly.โ€

Synonyms

verb
  1. 1

    To furnish with a deck, as a vessel.

  2. 2

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

    โ€œWow, did you see her deck that guy who pinched her?โ€

  3. 3

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

verb
  1. 1

    (sometimes with out) To dress (someone) up, to clothe with more than ordinary elegance

  2. 2

    (sometimes with out) To decorate (something).

  3. 3

    To cover; to overspread.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/deck