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verb

To cause to fall, as from a shot or blow: bring down, cut down, down, drop, fell, flatten, floor, ground, knock down, level, prostrate, strike down, throw. Idioms: lay low. See rise/fall.

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verb

1. To dress in formal or special clothing. array, attire, dress up, prank. Informal trick out (or up). Slang doll up. See order/disorder, plain/fancy, put on/take off.
2. To furnish with decorations. adorn, bedeck, decorate, dress (up), embellish, garnish, ornament, trim. See beautiful/ugly.

Idioms beginning with deck:
deck out

In addition to the idiom beginning with deck, also see clear the decks; hit the deck; on deck.

v

Definition: put on clothing, usually nice
Antonyms: disrobe, unclothe

1. The flooring of a building or other structure.
2. A flat open platform, as on a roof. 3. The structural surface to which a roof covering system is applied.
4. The top section of a mansard or curb roof when it is nearly flat.

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A term used to refer to the open orders held by floor brokers on futures exchanges.

Investopedia Says:
The deck consists of buy and sell orders for futures and options.

In equity markets, this is also known as "the book."

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This refers to the 52 cards used in poker games. This deck consists of 4 suits; spades, hearts, diamonds, and clubs. Each suit consists of 13 ranking cards starting with A (ace) - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - J (jack) - Q (queen) - K (king). In most games the 2 is the lowest ranking card with the ace being ranked highest. In other games the ace is the lowest card in the deck and the king is the highest ranking card.

SoundPoker Says: This is the standard for brick and mortar, aswell as online card games. Although that is the case, there is still other types of decks used for other games which consist of more/less cards with a different ranking system.

See Also: Dealer, Rank, Squeezers, Suit

Floor, from the naval term.

IN BRIEF: One of the main floors of a ship or boat. Also: a set of playing cards.

Excited cruise passengers gathered on the deck to watch as their ship arrived at its destination port.

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noun
noun, orig airforce

1: US A packet of narcotics; a small portion of a drug wrapped in paper. (1922 —) .
C. Himes When it's analysed, they'll find five or six half-chewed decks of heroin (1966).

2: The ground. (1925 —) .
N. Shute She spun her Moth into the deck (1958). verb trans.

3: orig US To knock (someone) to the ground, esp. with a punch; to floor. (1953 —) .
G. V. Higgins Janet riled you enough so that you decided to deck Janet. Janet called the cops (1985).

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• Cuts, Sizes, Treatments, and Forms of Wood - decking: construction boards for exterior use

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - dæk, dække, etage, etageadskillelse, deck, flade, spil kort, gulv
v. tr. - pryde, dekorere, opstadse

idioms:

• deck chair    dækstol, liggestol

2.
v. tr. - lægge dæk på

idioms:

• deck out    pynte

Nederlands (Dutch)
(tape-/casette)deck, spel (kaarten), (scheeps) dek, verdieping (van bus etc.), (ver)sieren

Français (French)
n. - (Naut) pont, plate-forme, bus à impériale, (Aviat) étage (jumbo), (US) jeu de cartes, table de lecture (magnétophone), platine magnétophone, (US) sachet d'héroïne
v. tr. - orner, parer, agrémenter de, s'endimancher (péj), (US) flanquer par terre

idioms:

• deck chair    transatlantique, transat, chaise longue
• deck out    décorer, orner, parer, agrémenter de, s'endimancher, (US) flanquer par terre
• on deck    sur le pont, prêt à l'action

Deutsch (German)
n. - Deck, Plattenspieler, Kartenspiel, Boden
v. - schmücken, kostbar bekleiden, zieren

idioms:

• deck chair    Liegestuhl
• deck out    behängen
• on deck    an Deck

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ναυτ.) κατάστρωμα (κν. κουβέρτα), τράπουλα, πάκο, όροφος (λεωφορείου), (τεχνολ.) μονάδα κασέτας ή ταινίας
v. - στολίζω, διακοσμώ

idioms:

• deck chair    πτυσσόμενη πολυθρόνα, σεζλόνγκ
• deck out    στολίζω, διακοσμώ

Italiano (Italian)
mazzo di carte, adornare, ponte

idioms:

• clear the deck    sgomberare il ponte
• deck chair    sedia a sdraio
• deck out    decorare
• hit the deck    gettarsi a terra

Português (Portuguese)
n. - convés (m) (Náut.), toldo (m), baralho (m)
v. - enfeitar, vestir-se com apuro

idioms:

• clear the deck    preparar para a ação
• deck chair    espreguiçadeira (f)
• deck out    enfeitar-se
• hit the deck    sair da cama

Русский (Russian)
украшать, палуба, колода

idioms:

• clear the deck    приготовиться к бою
• deck chair    шезлонг
• deck out    украшать, наряжаться
• hit the deck    упасть на землю, встать с постели

Español (Spanish)
n. - mazo de naipes, cubierta, piso, platina, bolsita de heroína, techo impermeable, techo cubierto de piezas impermeables, casetera
v. tr. - adornar, engalanar, decorar, vestir

idioms:

• deck chair    tumbona, perezosa, reposera
• deck out    engalanar, poner de punta en blanco
• on deck    a mano, esperando el turno para batear en el béisbol

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - däck, våningsplan, kortlek, kassettdäck
v. - smycka, pryda

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 舱面, 甲板, 一副, 底板, 层, 露天平台, 给铺装甲板

idioms:

• deck chair    躺椅, 折叠式躺椅

2. 装饰, 打扮

idioms:

• deck out    装饰

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 艙面, 甲板, 一副, 底板, 層, 露天平臺
v. tr. - 給鋪裝甲板

idioms:

• deck chair    躺椅, 折疊式躺椅

2.
v. tr. - 裝飾, 打扮

idioms:

• deck out    裝飾

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 갑판, (카드의) 한 벌, (신문의) 부제
v. tr. - ~을 치장하다, ~을 쓰러뜨리다, ~에 갑판을 대다

2.
v. tr. - 덮다, 정열하다, 입히다

idioms:

• deck out    (헤로인을) 잘게 나누다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - デッキ, 甲板, 床, テープデッキ, 一組
v. - 飾る, 着飾らせる

idioms:

• deck chair    デッキチェア
• deck out    飾る
• hit the deck    活動の準備をする, 起床する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) أي طابق من طوابق السفينه وبخاصه ظهر السفينه, أرضيه الباص, مجموعه من أوراق الشدة (فعل) يزين شئ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮סיפון, קומה (באוטובוס), חפיסת קלפים‬
v. tr. - ‮התקין סיפון, קישט‬
v. tr. - ‮הפיל אדם במכה על הרצפה (מדוברת)‬

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