'Decking' definitions:
Definition of 'Decking'
From: GCIDE
- Deck \Deck\ (d[e^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decked (d[e^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. Decking.] [D. dekken to cover; akin to E. thatch. See Thatch.]
- 1. To cover; to overspread. [1913 Webster]
- To deck with clouds the uncolored sky. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To dress, as the person; to clothe; especially, to clothe with more than ordinary elegance; to array; to adorn; to embellish.
- Syn: adorn, decorate, grace, embellish, ornament, beautify. [1913 Webster]
- Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency. --Job xl. 10. [1913 Webster]
- And deck my body in gay ornaments. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- The dew with spangles decked the ground. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To furnish with a deck, as a vessel. [1913 Webster]
- 4. to knock down (a person) with a forceful blow; as, He decked his opponent with a single punch.
- Syn: coldcock, dump, knock down, floor. [WordNet 1.5]
Words containing 'Decking'
- Between decks,
- Deck,
- Decked,
- deck out,
- deck up,
- 'tween decks,
- Bell deck,
- Berth deck,
- Boiler deck,
- Deck bridge,
- Deck chair,
- Deck curb,
- Deck floor,
- Deck hand,
- Deck hook,
- Deck molding,
- Deck roof,
- Deck transom,
- Flush deck,
- Gun deck,
- Hurricane deck,
- Main deck,
- Orlop deck,
- Poop deck,
- Spar deck,
- Tape deck,
- To clear the decks,
- To sweep the deck,
- Turret deck,
- Upper deck,
- Water deck,
- awning deck,
- boat deck,
- bridge deck,
- cargo deck,
- cassette deck,
- clear the decks,
- deck of cards,
- deck tennis,
- flight deck,
- fourth deck,
- freeboard deck,
- hit the deck,
- landing deck,
- lido deck,
- lower deck,
- promenade deck,
- second deck,
- shelter deck,
- sun deck,
- third deck,
- to stack the deck,
- weather deck,
- Half-deck,
- Half-decked,
- Quarter-deck,
- deck-house,
- adornedpredicate bedeckedpredicate deckedpredicate decked outpredicate