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deck out

deck out verb: to decorate (something).

Verb

deck out (third-person singular simple present decks out, present participle decking out, simple past and past participle decked out)

  1. (transitive) To decorate (something).
    • They decked the bar out with World Cup paraphernalia for June and July.
    Synonyms:
    adorn, bedeck
  2. (transitive) To dress (someone) in fancy clothes.
    • He was decked out as a successful pimp.
    Synonyms:
    dress up
  3. (intransitive) To forfeit by running out of cards in a deck.
  4. (intransitive) To fall off a mountain or climbing wall and hit the ground.

Synonyms of deck out

Forms of deck out

third-person singular presentdecks out
present participledecking out
past participledecked out
pastdecked out

Questions about deck out

What does deck out mean?
Deck out means to decorate (something).
What part of speech is deck out?
Deck out is a verb.
What is the past tense of deck out?
The past tense of deck out is decked out.

Words near deck out in the dictionary

  1. deck hand
  2. deck hands
  3. deck hook
  4. deck hooks
  5. deck of cards
  6. deck out
  7. deck over
  8. deck passage
  9. deck roof
  10. deck roofs
  11. deck shoe

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