deck
deck [deck decks decked decking] noun, verb BrE [dek] NAmE [dek]
noun
1. the top outside floor of a ship or boat
•I was the only person on deck at that time of night.
•As the storm began, everyone disappeared below deck(s).
2. one of the floors of a ship or a bus
•the upper/lower/main deck of a ship
•We sat on the top deck of the bus.
•My cabin is on deck C.
see also ↑double-decker, ↑flight deck, ↑single-decker
3. (also ˌdeck of ˈcards) (both especially NAmE) (BrE also pack)a complete set of 52 ↑playing cards
4. a wooden floor that is built outside the back of a house where you can sit and relax
5. a part of a ↑sound system that records and/or plays sounds on a disc or tape
•a cassette/tape deck
see clear the decks at ↑clear v., all hands on deck at ↑hand n., hit the deck at ↑hit v.
Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Middle Dutch dec ‘covering, roof, cloak’, dekken ‘to cover’. Originally denoting canvas used to make a covering (especially on a ship), the term came to mean the covering itself, later denoting a solid surface serving as roof and floor.
Example Bank:
•The passengers were trapped below deck.
•We were sitting on the top deck of the bus.
•When we heard the alarm, we went up on deck.
•After dinner we sat out on the deck.
verb
1. often passive ~ sb/sth (out) (in/with sth) to decorate sb/sth with sth
•The room was decked out in flowers and balloons.
2. ~ sb (informal)to hit sb very hard so that they fall to the ground
Verb forms: 
Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Middle Dutch dec ‘covering, roof, cloak’, dekken ‘to cover’. Originally denoting canvas used to make a covering (especially on a ship), the term came to mean the covering itself, later denoting a solid surface serving as roof and floor.
Example Bank:
•Deck the halls with boughs of holly!
•The Conservative candidate and his supporters were decked in blue rosettes.
See also: ↑pack
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