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| deck | |
| 1. n. Any raised flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a raised patio; a flat rooftop. |  |
| 2. n. (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 | |
| 3. n. (aviation) A main aeroplane surface, especially of a biplane or multiplane. | |
| 4. n. (cards) A pack or set of playing cards. | |
| 5. n. (cards, by extension) A set of cards owned by each individual player and from which they draw when playing. | |
| Synonyms: library | |
| 6. n. A set of slides for a presentation. | |
| 7. n. (obsolete) A heap or store. | |
| 8. v. (uncommon) To furnish with a deck, as a vessel. | |
| 9. v. (informal) To knock someone to the floor, especially with a single punch. | |
| Wow, did you see her deck that guy who pinched her? | |
| 10. v. (card games) To cause a player to run out of cards to draw and usually lose the game as a result. | |
| 11. v. (transitive, sometimes with out) To dress (someone) up, to clothe with more than ordinary elegance | |
| 12. v. (transitive, sometimes with out) To decorate (something). | |
| 13. v. To cover; to overspread. | |
