deck
To furnish with a deckTo furnish with a deck.
» The ship had three decks.
На корабле было три палубы.
Корабель мав три палуби.
Meaning
6 senses(transitive, uncommon)To furnish with a deck.
to deck a vessel
(informal, transitive)To knock (someone) to the floor, especially with a single punch.
Wow, did you see her deck that guy who pinched her?
niederschlagen
knock down with force
(transitive)To cause (a player) to run out of cards to draw, usually making them lose the game.
(transitive)To cover; to overspread.
(archaic, sometimes, transitive)To dress (someone) up, to clothe with more than ordinary elegance.
(archaic, sometimes, transitive)To decorate (something).
decorate
Examples
130 sentencesThe ship had three decks.
Корабель мав три палуби. — aandrusiak
ruНа корабле было три палубы. — odexed
Lunch is usually on the deck.
Why don't we go up on deck?
Why don't we sit on the deck?
Tom isn't playing with a full deck.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English dekke, borrowed from Middle Dutch dec (“roof, covering”), from MiddleFrom Middle English dekke, borrowed from Middle Dutch dec (“roof, covering”), from Middle Dutch decken, from Old Dutch thecken, from Proto-West Germanic *þakkjan, from Proto-Germanic *þakjaną. Formed the same: German Decke (“covering, blanket”). Doublet of thatch and thack.
From Middle English dekken, from Middle Dutch dekken (“to cover”), from Old Dutch thecken, from Proto-West Germanic *þakkjan, from Proto-Germanic *þakjaną (“to roof; cover”).
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Forms
decks, decking, decked, deckedPhrasal verbs
3 phrasal verbsSynonyms
11 synonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle