- deck
- deck1 [dek] n▬▬▬▬▬▬▬1¦(on a ship)¦2¦(on a bus, plane etc)¦3¦(at the back of a house)¦4¦(music)¦5¦(cards)¦▬▬▬▬▬▬▬[Date: 1400-1500; : Middle Dutch; Origin: dec 'roof, covering']1.) ¦(ON A SHIP)¦a) the outside top level of a ship that you can walk or sit on▪ Let's go up on deck .above/below deck▪ Peter stayed below deck.b) one of the different levels on a shipmain/passenger/car etc deck▪ a staircase leading to the passenger deck2.) ¦(ON A BUS, PLANE ETC)¦one of the levels on a bus, plane etclower/upper etc 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) .3.) ¦(AT THE BACK OF A HOUSE)¦AmE a wooden floor built out from the back of a house, where you can sit and relax outdoors→↑decking▪ deck furniture4.) ¦(MUSIC)¦a piece of equipment used for playing music tapes, records etccassette/tape/record deck5.) ¦(CARDS)¦a set of playing cardsBritish Equivalent: pack▪ Irene shuffled the deck.▪ a deck of cardsdeck 2deck2 v [T][Sense: 1; Date: 1500-1600; : Dutch; Origin: dekken 'to cover'][Sense: 2; Date: 1900-2000; Origin: DECK1]1.) also deck sth out [usually passive]to decorate something with flowers, flags etcdeck sth (out) with sth▪ The street was decked with flags for the royal wedding.2.) informal to hit someone so hard that they fall over▪ Gerry just swung round and decked him.
Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.