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Slab vs Deck - What's the difference?

slab | deck |

In nautical terms the difference between slab and deck

is that slab is the slack part of a sail while deck is the floorlike covering of the horizontal sections, or compartments, of a ship. Small vessels have only one deck; larger ships have two or three decks.

In lang=en terms the difference between slab and deck

is that slab is a large, luxury pre-1980 General Motors vehicle, particularly a Buick, Oldsmobile or Cadillac while deck is in a fight or brawl, to knock someone to the floor, especially with a single punch.

As nouns the difference between slab and deck

is that slab is mud, sludge while deck is any flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a raised patio; a flat rooftop.

As verbs the difference between slab and deck

is that slab is to make something into a slab while deck is to furnish with a deck, as a vessel.

As an adjective slab

is thick; viscous.

slab

English

(wikipedia slab)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) sclabbe, slabbe, of origin.

Noun

(en noun)
  • (archaic) Mud, sludge.
  • * 1664 , , Sylva, Or A Discourse of Forest Trees , Volume 1,
  • Some do also plant oziers in their eights, like quick-sets, thick, and (near the water) keep them not more than half a foot above ground; but then they must be diligently cleansed from moss, slab , and ouze, and frequently prun'd (especially the smaller spires) to form single shoots;.
  • A large, flat piece of solid material; a solid object that is large and flat.
  • * 1859 , John Lang, Botany Bay, or, True Tales of Early Australia , page 155,
  • There were no windows in the inn. They were not required, since the interstices between the slabs suffered the wind, the rain, and the light of day to penetrate simultaneously.
  • * 1913 , , 2008, page 14,
  • Then there was the Mexican who sold big slabs of chewing taffy for five cents each.
  • * 2010 , Ryan Humphreys, The Flirtations of Dan Harris , page 73,
  • β€œThe pier? You mean those few sodden logs tied together and that dingy slab of rough concrete.”
  • A paving stone; a flagstone.
  • (Australia) A carton containing twenty-four cans of beer.
  • * 2001 , , Gallipoli , page 8,
  • The Australians murder a few slabs of beer and the New Zealanders murder a few vowels.
  • * 2008 , Diem Vo, Family Life , Alice Pung (editor), page 156,
  • However, unlike in Ramsay Street, there were never any cups of tea or bickies served. Instead, each family unit came armed with a slab of beer.
  • * 2010 , Holly Smith, Perth, Western Australia & the Outback , Hunter Publishing, unnumbered page,
  • Common 375-ml cans are called tinnies, and can be bought in 24-can slabs for discounted prices.
  • * 2009 , Ross Fitzgerald, Trevor Jordan, Under the Influence: A History of Alcohol in Australia , 2011, unnumbered page,
  • One essential part of the strategy for selling regionally identified beers beyond their borders was the selling of slabs β€” a package of four six-packs of stubbies or cans β€” for discounted prices interstate.
  • An outside piece taken from a log or timber when sawing it into boards, planks, etc.
  • A bird, the wryneck.
  • (nautical) The slack part of a sail.
  • (slang) A large, luxury pre-1980 General Motors vehicle, particularly a Buick, Oldsmobile or Cadillac.
  • (surfing) A very large wave.
  • * 2009 , Bruce Boal, The Surfing Yearbook , SurfersVillage, page 31,
  • After being towed into a massive slab , Dorian dropped down the face and caught a rail, putting him in a near-impossible situation.
  • * 2011 , Douglas Booth, Surfing: The Ultimate Guide , page 95,
  • In August 2000 he successfully rode a slab of unfathomable power at Teahupo?o.
  • (computing) A sequence of 12 adjacent bits, serving as a byte in some computers.
  • Derived terms
    * slab hut * slab on grade

    Verb

    (slabb)
  • To make something into a slab.
  • Etymology 2

    Compare Gaelic & Irish (slaib), mud, mire left on a river strand, and English .

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • thick; viscous
  • * Shakespeare
  • Make the gruel thick and slab .
    (Webster 1913)

    Etymology 3

    Acronym of Slow]], Loud And [[banging, Bangin'.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Southern US, slang) A car that has been modified with equipment such as loudspeakers, lights, special paint, hydraulics, and any other accessories that add to the style of the vehicle.
  • Slim thug - wood grain wheel - You ain't riding slab if them ain't swangas on ya ride.
  • * 2005 , :
  • Pull me over, try to check my slab
  • * 2006 , :
  • I'mma swang, I'mma swing my slab lean to the left
  • * 2012 , Bobby Austin, By All Mean$ , AuthorHouse (2012), ISBN 9781468542943, page 56:
  • All three of them recognized who the Lexus'(sic) belonged to so he parked his slab and they cocked their guns.
    Usage notes
    This term been popularized through the southern rap genre of hip-hop, most notably by rappers such as Paul Wall, Chamillionaire, Lil' Keke, and others.

    Anagrams

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    deck

    English

    Etymology 1

    (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a raised patio; a flat rooftop.
  • (lb) The floorlike covering of the horizontal sections, or compartments, of a ship. Small vessels have only one deck; larger ships have two or three decks.
  • :
  • *
  • *:Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason, on these surging floods, were these travelers,. Even such a boat as the Mount Vernon offered a total deck space so cramped as to leave secrecy or privacy well out of the question, even had the motley and democratic assemblage of passengers been disposed to accord either.
  • A pack or set of playing cards.
  • A set of slides for a presentation.
  • *2011 , David Kroenke, Donald Nilson, Office 365 in Business
  • *:Navigate to the location where your PowerPoint deck is stored and select it.
  • (lb) A heap or store.
  • *(Philip Massinger) (1583-1640)
  • *:Whohath such trinkets / Ready in the deck .
  • Derived terms
    * afterdeck * below decks * flight deck * foredeck * forward deck * lower deck * poopdeck * quarterdeck * rear deck * stern deck

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (uncommon) To furnish with a deck, as a vessel.
  • (slang) In a fight or brawl, to knock someone to the floor, especially with a single punch.
  • Wow, did you see her deck that guy who pinched her?

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To dress (someone) up, to clothe with more than ordinary elegance
  • * 1919 ,
  • They call beautiful a dress, a dog, a sermon; and when they are face to face with Beauty cannot recognise it. The false emphasis with which they try to deck their worthless thoughts blunts their susceptibilities.
  • * Bible, Job xl. 10
  • Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency.
  • * Shakespeare
  • Deck my body in gay ornaments.
  • To decorate (something).
  • * Dryden
  • The dew with spangles decked the ground.
  • To cover; to overspread.
  • * Milton
  • to deck with clouds the uncoloured sky
    Usage notes
    * See deck out