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deck

The correct spelling is deck.

How to pronounce deck

/dɛk/
noun

IPA: /dɛk/

Say it like: Dek

The correct spelling is deck. Any raised flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a raised patio; a flat rooftop. For example: "to swab the deck"

Usage Examples

to swab the deck

We hit the deck as bullets began to fly.

Wow, did you see her deck that guy who pinched her?

Meanings

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.
  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.

verb

  1. 1.To furnish with a deck, as a vessel.
  2. 2.To knock someone to the floor, especially with a single punch.
  3. 3.To cause a player to run out of cards to draw and usually lose the game as a result.
  4. 4.(sometimes with out) To dress (someone) up, to clothe with more than ordinary elegance
  5. 5.(sometimes with out) To decorate (something).

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