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deck

Definition

  • noun: a flat surface that forms the main outside floor of a boat or ship
  • noun: a platform in a ship serving usually as a structural element and forming the floor for its compartments
  • verb: to decorate (something)
  • verb: to clothe in a striking or elegant manner
  • synonyms: coldcock, dump, knockdown

Examples

  • 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]

  • We heard the captain shout “'All hands on deck'!” as waves crashed over the boat's bow.

  • “He seemed a little weird.” “Yeah, he's 'not playing with a full deck'.”

Movie quotes

  • (..) Shit! God damn it. Where's the body? -They're fishing it out now. -All right. -Where's the bit? -It's on the deck. Clean him up. Put some clothes on him. And... Set up a tent. Anyone goes down into the cellar, you tell somebody. Yes? (..)
    2007 There Will Be Blood