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deck

verb [T] (HIT)
 
 
/dek/ slang

Definition

to hit someone, especially to hit someone and knock them down: Do that again and I'll deck you.Hitting and beatingPunishing by causing pain
(Definition of deck verb (HIT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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