to deck
- verb
- /dɛk/
- Informal
- I told Steve, and he said, "What! Who?" I think he was ready to deck the guy.
- deck someone
- get decked
- deck one
If Chris hits him back, Will can only lose because even if he struggles to deck this kid on stage or gets hold off of him, it's chaos, It's memorable.
- If Chris hits him back, Will can only lose because even if he struggles to deck this kid on stage or gets hold off of him, it's chaos, It's memorable.
Examples
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Nick got up, decked him with one punch, and a near riot ensued.
Fiction book (1999) -
"Grab me again and I'll deck you flat."
Fiction book (1994) -
- Want me to deck her for you?
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Yo, she just deck that dude?
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I had to deck her.
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I'm gonna give you five seconds to get out of my face before I deck you.
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You just decked a kid.
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So I deck this thug, grab his gun, and tell Stanley, "Take cover, buddy."
Fiction book (1994) -
I decked him.
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If you don't back off, I might just deck you right here in front of everyone.
Synonyms
To strike someone or something with force
To hit someone or something with force
Use force to make someone or something fall to the ground
To hit someone or something very hard
Hit something hard so it breaks or opens
To hit someone or something very hard, often with the fist
To knock someone to the ground with force
To knock someone down with force, often in sport
Cause someone to fall, become sick, or die suddenly
To knock someone out with one sudden hard punch
To hit something or someone very hard
To surprise someone very much so they cannot react
To hit someone hard so they fall or to overwhelm them suddenly
To knock someone to the ground as if hit by a heavy weapon
To be hit so hard that you fall and cannot get up
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Specialized
The part of a ship below the main floor where crew sleep or store things
- UK
A folding outdoor chair with a wooden frame and a cloth seat used for sitting in the sun
- Specialized
Top outside part of a ship open to rain and wind that protects the area below
- Specialized
An upper deck on a ship where the captain stands to steer and look out
- Specialized
The top watertight deck on a ship used to measure the ship's height above water
How Hard
- NSFW
- Informal
- Informal
Surface Forms
Etymology
To deck someone (to knock them down) likely comes from the image of throwing someone down on the deck, the 'floor' or flat surface. That's why to deck someone means to hit them so they fall to the ground.