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    [Noun]  | "deck" | \ ˈdek \


    1: a platform in a ship serving usually as a structural element and forming the floor for its compartments

    2: something resembling the deck of a ship: such as

    3: a story or tier of a building (such as a sports stadium)

    Origin: 1509 ;

     Middle English dekke covering of a ship, from Middle Dutch *dec covering, probably from Middle Low German vordeck, from vordecken to cover, from vor- for- + decken to cover; akin to Old High German decchen to cover {mat|thatch|};

    [Noun]  | "deck chair" 


    1: a folding chair often having an adjustable leg rest

    Origin: 1884 ;

    [Noun]  | "deck shoe" 


    1: a low shoe having a nonslip sole and a lace that is threaded through a channel around the back of the shoe

    Origin: 1944 ;

    [Noun]  | "deck tennis" 


    1: a game in which players toss a ring or quoit back and forth over a net

    Origin: 1927 ;

     From its being played on the decks of ocean liners;

    [Noun]  | "flight deck" 


    1: the uppermost complete deck of an aircraft carrier

    2: the forward compartment in some airplanes

    Origin: 1924 ;

    [Noun]  | "or*lop deck" | \ ˈȯr-ˌläp- \


    1: the lowest deck in a ship having four or more decks

    Origin: 1758 ;

     Middle English overlop deck of a single decker, from Middle Low German overlōp, literally, something that overleaps;

    [Noun]  | "poop deck" 


    1: a partial deck above a ship's main afterdeck

    Origin: 1717 ;

    [Verb]  | "deck" 


    1: cover

    2: to clothe in a striking or elegant manner : array

    3: decorate

    Origin: circa 1521 ;

     Dutch dekken to cover; akin to Old High German decchen;

    [Adjective]  | "all-hands-on-deck" 


    1: of, relating to, or being a situation in which every available person is needed or called to assist

    Origin: 1935 ;

    [Adjective]  | "dou*ble-deck" | \ ˌdə-bəl-ˌdek \


    1: having two decks, levels, or layers

    Origin: 1850 ;

    [Noun]  | "deck" 


    1: a flat roofless structure attached to a building;


      * e.g., " ... the family usually ate on the deck on summer evenings "



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    [Verb]  | "deck" 


    1: to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming;


      * e.g., " ... deck the halls with boughs of holly "




    [Verb]  | "deck (out)" 


    1: to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes;


      * e.g., " ... all decked out in our finest outfits for the wedding "




    [Verb]  | "play" 


    1: to engage in activity for amusement;


      * e.g., " ... told her son that he needed some time to run and play in the yard after his hard work "



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    2: to present a portrayal or performance of;


      * e.g., " ... played Hamlet in the campus production of the classic "



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    3: to pretend to be (what one is not) in appearance or behavior;


      * e.g., " ... stop playing the innocent, because I know that you were behind that prank "



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    [Verb]  | "play (on or upon)" 


    1: to take unfair advantage of;


      * e.g., " ... the candidate played on the voters' prejudices "



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    [Verb]  | "play (upon)" 


    1: to control or take advantage of by artful, unfair, or insidious means;


      * e.g., " ... played upon the customer's vanity to convince her to buy the expensive makeup kit "



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    [Verb]  | "play (with)" 


    1: to handle thoughtlessly, ignorantly, or mischievously;


      * e.g., " ... please don't play with the telephone "



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    [Phrase]  | "on deck" 


    1: being the one that comes immediately after another;


      * e.g., " ... I was on deck to get the next seat that opened up. "




     [ "deck" ]

    1: "Deck," depending on context and where you're from, can be used to mean two different but similar things: To punch someone very hard, usually in the face, making them fall to the ground. To tackle someone very hard, taking them to the ground. In both cases this comes from "hit the deck," meaning "fall to the floor rapidly."

      * e.g.,  ... Usage 1: Dude, did you see that fight? Jerry decked Paul right in the head! Usage 2: Wow, did the linebacker really just deck the quarterback? 

     [ "deck" ]

    1: hipster lingo for cool

      * e.g.,  ... "that shirt is deck." 

     [ "deck" ]

    1: the wood panel for a skate board which the person stand apon, this affixes to the trucks

     [ "deck" ]

    1: turntables for vinyl records.

     [ "deck" ]

    2: DJs couldn't live without their decks.

     [ "deck" ]

    3: Technics 1210s for preference.

     [ "deck" ]

    1: In the corporate/consulting world, used as a shorthand for "PowerPoint Presentation".

      * e.g.,  ... Hey, I want to make a really lousy presentation that save me a lot of time at the expense of trating my audience like idiots and possibly killing astronaunts (see CAIB). I know, I'll make a deck. 

     [ "deck" ]

    1: A packet of cigarettes

      * e.g.,  ... 1:"Man, i only have two cigarettes left" 

     [ "deck" ]

    1: to beat someone up, or to attack someone, knocking them to the ground.

      * e.g.,  ... Mike just decked Albert. I think he broke his arm. 

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    1: A platform extending horizontally from one side of a ship to the other.

      * e.g.,  ... Joe decked that boy just because the boy stole Joe's pokemon card. 

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    2: A platform or surface likened to a ship's deck.

     [ "deck" ]

    3: A roofless, floored structure, typically with a railing, that adjoins a house.

     [ "deck" ]

    4: The roadway of a bridge or an elevated freeway.

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    5: A pack of playing cards.

     [ "deck" ]

    6: A group of data processing cards.

     [ "deck" ]

    7: A tape deck.

     [ "deck" ]

    8: Slang. A packet of drugs called narcotics.

     [ "deck" ]

    9:  A term describing how one gets beaten down to the ground used by wannabe hardcores. This action usually occurs with people who have no life and are suffering from obsessive complusive disorder that makes them sensitive in an aggressive manner.

     [ "deck" ]

    1: cool, cutting edge, hip, or fresh.

      * e.g.,  ... did you see? john grew some deck chops. 

     [ "deck" ]

    2: for more on this and other hipster slang, check out the hipster handbook

     [ "deck" ]

    1: Another word for dick. Commonly used when you are mad at your twin brother or "ex bf forever"

      * e.g.,  ... "Shut up, deck!" 

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