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1. Meaning 1 · noun

   Any raised flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a raised patio; a flat rooftop.

2. Meaning 2 · noun

   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. Meaning 3 · noun

   A main aeroplane surface, especially of a biplane or multiplane.

4. Meaning 4 · noun

   A pack or set of playing cards.

5. Meaning 5 · noun

   (by extension) A set of cards owned by each individual player and from which they draw when playing.

6. Meaning 6 · noun

   A set of slides for a presentation.

7. Meaning 7 · noun

   A heap or store.

8. Meaning 8 · noun

   A folded paper used for distributing illicit drugs.

9. Meaning 9 · noun

   The floor.

   “We hit the deck as bullets began to fly.”

10. Meaning 10 · verb

    To furnish with a deck, as a vessel.

11. Meaning 11 · verb

    To knock someone to the floor, especially with a single punch.

    “Wow, did you see her deck that guy who pinched her?”

12. Meaning 12 · verb

    To cause a player to run out of cards to draw and usually lose the game as a result.

How this word is used

• General “to swab the deck”
• General “We hit the deck as bullets began to fly.”
• General “Wow, did you see her deck that guy who pinched her?”

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