to decking
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4.3
- verb
- /ˈdɛkɪŋ/
- The workers spent the afternoon decking the patio with new wooden planks.
Examples
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Jeff was first diagnosed with leukemia that September, just after he finished decking over the first floor of our cabin.
Fiction book (2001) -
I pictured drawing several cards per turn and coming close to decking myself, and I wanted a safeguard in case that happened.
Blog text (12) -
Also decking the walls were large flat-screen TVs playing sporting events airing that evening.
Blog text (11) -
One was hella fucking old—the guy from the corner—and I seriously thought about decking that asshole, but to be fair, less so because he was old and more so because he wasn't in my fucking office.
Blog text (19) -
Billionaire investor Jeff Greene spent millions decking out this Beverly Hills mansion in particularly extravagant style and is now hoping to quietly get his money back and more with a $150M asking price.
Blog text (32) -
They are decking the pool area with composite material to make it more durable.
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After finishing the renovation, he was decking the terrace to enjoy summer evenings.
Synonyms
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1.3
A flat wooden platform outside a house for sitting or walking
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2.5
Material like wood, tile or carpet that covers a floor
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3.1
Covering a surface with tiles on floors or walls
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4.1
A surface or structure made of wooden boards
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3.4
A material placed on a floor to protect it and make it look nice
How Covered
Surface Forms
Morphology
decking = deck (transparent) = deck + ing
Present-participle/gerund formation from the verb 'deck' meaning to install decking, which directly yields this progressive/gerund form.
Etymology
Decking as a verb comes from the same idea: deck (old Dutch dek) meant 'to cover' or make a floor. So when you are decking a patio you are 'covering' it with boards to create a level space.