deck out

verb

To decorate (something).

“He was decked out as a successful pimp.”

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adornbedeckdress upoverdressfig outfig updeck upgussy up
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Meanings

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

present singular third person decks out · participle present decking out · participle past decked out · past decked out

  1. transitiveTo decorate (something).

    They decked the bar out with World Cup paraphernalia for June and July.

    Synonyms: adorn, bedeck

  2. transitiveTo dress (someone) in fancy clothes.

    He was decked out as a successful pimp.

    Synonyms: dress up

  3. intransitivecard gamesTo forfeit by running out of cards in a deck.
  4. intransitiveclimbingTo fall off a mountain or climbing wall and hit the ground.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo decorate (something).

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adornbedeck

verbTo dress (someone) in fancy clothes.

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dress up

More synonyms by meaning

verbput on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive

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overdressdress upfig outfig updeck upgussy upfancy uptrick uptrick outprinkattireget uprig outtog uptog outdresscostume
Broader
dressget dressed
Also see
adoreattirebetrimcommenddeck updecoratedignifydress updubenrichfancy upfig outget upgussy upmangonizeoverdressprinkrig outtrick outtrick up

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

deck out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deck%20out

MLA

“deck out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deck%20out. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deck out,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deck%20out.

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