n.
- a floor of a ship, especially the upper, open level.
▸a floor or platform, as in a bus or car park.
▸
(
the deck)
informal the ground or floor:
there was a big thud when I hit the deck.
- a component or unit in sound-reproduction equipment that incorporates a playing or recording mechanism for discs or tapes.
- chiefly N. Amer. a pack of cards.
▸N. Amer. informal a packet of narcotics.
v.
-
(usu. be decked out)
decorate or dress attractively.
- informal knock to the ground with a punch.
Derivative
Etymology
ME (orig. denoting a canvas covering, especially on a ship, later a solid surface serving as roof and floor): from MDu. dec ‘covering, roof’, dekken ‘to cover’.