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Synonyms for deck out


Grammar : Verb
Spell : dek
Phonetic Transcription : dɛk

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Définition of deck out

Origin :
  • "knock down," c.1953, probably from deck (n.) on the notion of laying someone out on the deck. Related: Decked; decking.
  • As in array : verb dress in fine clothes
  • As in outfit : verb clothe, equip
  • As in attire : verb clothe
  • As in primp : verb beautify and dress nicely
  • As in spruce up : verb make neat, well-groomed
  • As in doll up : verb beautify oneself; dress up
  • As in dress up : verb put on one's best clothes
  • As in equip : verb make ready with supplies
  • As in furbish : verb polish; renovate
  • As in garb : verb fit with clothes
Example sentences :
  • He likes to deck out his little person in splendor and fine colors.
  • Extract from : « Expository Writing » by Mervin James Curl
  • The nurse had taken all the pains imaginable to deck out her daughter.
  • Extract from : « The Red Fairy Book » by Various
  • If theres anything good to eat thrown on deck out of the darkness, just wake me up, otherwise let me alone.
  • Extract from : « The River Motor Boat Boys on the Mississippi » by Harry Gordon
  • They must not be compelled to deck out their houses in honor of religious processions, nor to swear on St. Anthony's arm.
  • Extract from : « History of the Rise of the Huguenots » by Henry Baird
  • He is bidden to go and deck out his anvil, and a supernatural power will help him.
  • Extract from : « Tales of Old Japan » by Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford
  • The captain's first care was to have four sick sailors brought up and placed on deck out of harm's way—among them a 'Portyghee.'
  • Extract from : « The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
  • It ate the deck out from under the guard's feet, sending him plunging through the floor into the galley.
  • Extract from : « Gold in the Sky » by Alan Edward Nourse
  • So, once more: continuous bulkheads—a clear way of escape to the deck out of each water-tight compartment.
  • Extract from : « Notes on Life and Letters » by Joseph Conrad
  • For an instant she had the naïve, melodramatic instinct of youth to deck out its little events in the guise of crises.
  • Extract from : « The Squirrel-Cage » by Dorothy Canfield
  • (backing Dunn to C.) But you have the nerve to utilize the contents of the said trunk to deck out your precious beauty!
  • Extract from : « Niobe, All Smiles » by Harry Paulton and Edward A. (Edward Antonio) Paulton

Antonyms for deck out

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