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Webster 1913 Edition

Deck

Deck

(dĕk)
,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Decked
(dĕkt)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Decking
.]
[D.
dekken
to cover; akin to E.
thatch
. See
Thatch
.]
1.
To cover; to overspread.
To
deck
with clouds the uncolored sky.
Milton.
2.
To dress, as the person; to clothe; especially, to clothe with more than ordinary elegance; to array; to adorn; to embellish.

Syn. – adorn, decorate, grace, embellish, ornament, beautify.
Deck
thyself now with majesty and excellency.
Job xl. 10.
And
deck
my body in gay ornaments.
Shakespeare
The dew with spangles
decked
the ground.
Dryden.
3.
To furnish with a deck, as a vessel.

Deck

,
Noun.
[D.
dek
. See
Deck
,
Verb.
]
1.
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.
☞ The following are the more common names of the decks of vessels having more than one.
Berth deck
(Navy)
,
a deck next below the gun deck, where the hammocks of the crew are swung.
–
Boiler deck
(River Steamers)
,
the deck on which the boilers are placed.
–
Flush deck
,
any continuous, unbroken deck from stem to stern.
–
Gun deck
(Navy)
,
a deck below the spar deck, on which the ship’s guns are carried. If there are two gun decks, the upper one is called the main deck, the lower, the lower gun deck; if there are three, one is called the middle gun deck.
–
Half-deck
,
that portion of the deck next below the spar deck which is between the mainmast and the cabin.
–
Hurricane deck
(River Steamers, etc.)
,
the upper deck, usually a light deck, erected above the frame of the hull.
–
Orlop deck
,
the deck or part of a deck where the cables are stowed, usually below the water line.
–
Poop deck
,
the deck forming the roof of a poop or poop cabin, built on the upper deck and extending from the mizzenmast aft.
–
Quarter-deck
,
the part of the upper deck abaft the mainmast, including the poop deck when there is one.
–
Spar deck
.
(a)
Same as the upper deck.
(b)
Sometimes a light deck fitted over the upper deck.
–
Upper deck
,
the highest deck of the hull, extending from stem to stern.
2.
(arch.)
The upper part or top of a mansard roof or curb roof when made nearly flat.
3.
(Railroad)
The roof of a passenger car.
4.
A pack or set of playing cards.
The king was slyly fingered from the
deck
.
Shakespeare
5.
A heap or store.
[Obs.]
Who . . . hath such trinkets
Ready in the
deck
.
Massinger.
Between decks
.
See under
Between
.
–
Deck bridge
(Railroad Engineering)
,
a bridge which carries the track upon the upper chords; – distinguished from a through bridge, which carries the track upon the lower chords, between the girders.
–
Deck curb
(Arch.)
,
a curb supporting a deck in roof construction.
–
Deck floor
(Arch.)
,
a floor which serves also as a roof, as of a belfry or balcony.
–
Deck hand
,
a sailor hired to help on the vessel's deck, but not expected to go aloft.
–
Deck molding
(Arch.)
,
the molded finish of the edge of a deck, making the junction with the lower slope of the roof.
–
Deck roof
(Arch.)
,
a nearly flat roof which is not surmounted by parapet walls.
–
Deck transom
(Shipbuilding)
,
the transom into which the deck is framed.
–
To clear the decks
(Naut.)
,
to remove every unnecessary incumbrance in preparation for battle; to prepare for action.
–
To sweep the deck
(Card Playing)
,
to clear off all the stakes on the table by winning them.

Webster 1828 Edition

Deck

DECK

, v.t.

Definition 2024

Deck

Deck

See also: deck and déck

German

Noun

Deck n ‎(genitive Decks or Deckes, plural Decks or Decke)

  1. deck (of a ship or boat)

Usage notes

  • The normal plural is Decks. The form Decke is rare.

Declension

Derived terms

See also

deck

deck

See also: Deck and déck

English

A ship with deck numbered 8.

Noun

deck ‎(plural decks)

  1. Any flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a raised patio; a flat rooftop.
  2. (nautical) 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.
    to swab the deck‎
    • 1915, Emerson Hough, The Purchase Price, chapterII:
      Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason, on these surging floods, were these travelers, […]. Even such a boat as the Mount Vernon offered a total deck space so cramped as to leave secrecy or privacy well out of the question, even had the motley and democratic assemblage of passengers been disposed to accord either.
  3. (aviation) A main aeroplane surface, especially of a biplane or multiplane.
  4. A pack or set of playing cards.
  5. A set of slides for a presentation.
    • 2011, David Kroenke, Donald Nilson, Office 365 in Business
      Navigate to the location where your PowerPoint deck is stored and select it.
  6. (obsolete) A heap or store.
    • (Can we date this quote?) Philip Massinger
      Who […] hath such trinkets / Ready in the deck.
Derived terms
Translations

Verb

deck ‎(third-person singular simple present decks, present participle decking, simple past and past participle decked)

  1. (uncommon) To furnish with a deck, as a vessel.
  2. (informal) To knock someone to the floor, especially with a single punch.
    Wow, did you see her deck that guy who pinched her?
  3. (card games) To cause a player to run out of cards to draw and usually lose the game as a result.
Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English dekken, from Middle Dutch dekken ‎(“to cover”), from Old Dutch theckon, *thecken, from Proto-Germanic *þakjaną ‎(“to roof; cover”). More at thatch.

Verb

deck ‎(third-person singular simple present decks, present participle decking, simple past and past participle decked)

  1. (transitive, sometimes with out) To dress (someone) up, to clothe with more than ordinary elegance
    • 1919, William Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence, chapter 39
      They call beautiful a dress, a dog, a sermon; and when they are face to face with Beauty cannot recognise it. The false emphasis with which they try to deck their worthless thoughts blunts their susceptibilities.
    • (Can we date this quote?) Bible, Job xl. 10
      Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency.
    • (Can we date this quote?) Shakespeare
      Deck my body in gay ornaments.
  2. (transitive, with out) To decorate (something).
    • (Can we date this quote?) Dryden
      The dew with spangles decked the ground.
  3. To cover; to overspread.
    • (Can we date this quote?) Milton
      to deck with clouds the uncoloured sky
Usage notes
Translations

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [dɛk]

Verb

deck

  1. Imperative singular of decken.
  2. (colloquial) First-person singular present of decken.

Italian

Etymology

Borrowing from English deck.

Noun

deck m ‎(invariable)

  1. tape deck

Luxembourgish

Verb

deck

  1. second-person singular imperative of decken

Etymology

From Dutch dek. Borrowed via German Low German Deck and hence with a plural in -s (Dutch uses dekken). The older Low German form is preserved in Verdeck.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɛk/

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