decking

deck ¹  (dk)

n.

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

2.

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

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

c. The roadway of a bridge or an elevated freeway.

3.

a. A pack of playing cards.

b. A group of data processing cards.

4. A tape deck.

5. Slang A packet of narcotics.

tr.v. decked, deck·ing, decks

1. To furnish with or as if with a deck.

2. Slang To knock down: He decked his sparring partner.

Idioms:

clear the deck Informal

To prepare for action.

hit the deck Slang

1. To get out of bed.

2. To fall or drop to a prone position.

3. To prepare for action.

on deck

1. On hand; present.

2. Sports Waiting to take one's turn, especially as a batter in baseball.

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[Middle English dekke, from Middle Dutch dec, roof, covering; see (s)teg- in Indo-European roots.]

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deck ²  (dk)

tr.v. decked, deck·ing, decks

1. To clothe with finery; adorn. Often used with out: We were all decked out for the party.

2. To decorate: decked the halls for the holidays.

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[Dutch dekken, to cover, from Middle Dutch decken; see (s)teg- in Indo-European roots.]

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decking [ˈdɛkɪŋ]

n

(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Horticulture) a wooden deck or platform, esp one in a garden for deckchairs, etc.

Translations

decking

n (esp US: = wooden flooring) → Deck nt