Deck | Mean of deck in English Dictionary
/ˈdɛk/
- Noun
- a flat surface that forms the main outside floor of a boat or ship
- We stood on the deck and watched dolphins swim near the ship.
- A number of passengers had come on deck.
- We went below deck to our cabin.
- I stowed my gear below decks.
- We heard the captain shout “All hands on deck!” as waves crashed over the boat's bow.
- one of the levels on a bus, ship, etc.
- the lower/middle/upper deck
- a seat on the streetcar's top deck
- a cabin on B deck
- one of the seating levels in a sports stadium
- We sat in the lower/upper deck.
- a wood structure that has a floor but no walls or roof, is attached to a house or other building, and is used for sitting and relaxing
- We ate out on the deck.
- You can see into three different states from the mountaintop restaurant's observation deck. [=a platform built so that people can see or watch something]
- a complete set of playing cards
- The dealer shuffled the deck (of cards).
- “He seemed a little weird.” “Yeah, he's not playing with a full deck.”
- to get ready for action or for something new
- He wants to clear the decks before the election campaign starts.
- Firing the CEO will clear the decks for change within the company.
- waiting to bat next
- Smith is batting and Jones is on deck.
- next in a series
- The band's new song is on deck [=next] after this commercial break.
- Verb
- to decorate (something)
- We spent hours decking the chapel with flowers before the wedding.
- to knock (someone) down by hitting very hard
- He decked him with one punch.
- dressed in a very fancy way
- We got all decked out for the occasion.
- She was decked out in furs.
- guys decked out in fancy tuxedos
- She was all decked out in a new dress.
- decorated in a fancy way
- a room decked out with hundreds of little lights