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deck

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

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

Synonymslibrary
verb
  1. To furnish with a deck, as a vessel.

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

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

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

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