The difference between Deck and Hang

When used as nouns, deck means any raised flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony, whereas hang means the way in which something hangs.

When used as verbs, deck means to furnish with a deck, as a vessel, whereas hang means to be or remain suspended.

check bellow for the other definitions of Deck and Hang

  1. Deck as a noun:

    Any raised flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a raised patio; a flat rooftop.

  2. Deck as a noun (nautical):

    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.

    Examples:

    "to swab the deck'"

  3. Deck as a noun (aviation):

    A main aeroplane surface, especially of a biplane or multiplane.

  4. Deck as a noun (cards):

    A pack or set of playing cards.

  5. Deck as a noun (cards, by extension):

    A set of cards owned by each individual player and from which they draw when playing.

    Examples:

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  6. Deck as a noun:

    A set of slides for a presentation.

  7. Deck as a noun (obsolete):

    A heap or store.

  1. Deck as a verb (uncommon):

    To furnish with a deck, as a vessel.

  2. Deck as a verb (informal):

    To knock someone to the floor, especially with a single punch.

    Examples:

    "Wow, did you see her deck that guy who pinched her?"

  3. Deck as a verb (card games):

    To cause a player to run out of cards to draw and usually lose the game as a result.

  1. Deck as a verb (transitive, sometimes with ''out''):

    To dress (someone) up, to clothe with more than ordinary elegance

  2. Deck as a verb (transitive, sometimes with ''out''):

    To decorate (something).

  3. Deck as a verb:

    To cover; to overspread.

  1. Hang as a verb (intransitive):

    To be or remain suspended.

    Examples:

    "The lights hung from the ceiling."

  2. Hang as a verb (intransitive):

    To float, as if suspended.

    Examples:

    "The smoke hung in the room."

  3. Hang as a verb (intransitive, of a [[ball]] in cricket, tennis, etc.):

    To rebound unexpectedly or unusually slowly, due to backward spin on the ball or imperfections of the ground.

  4. Hang as a verb (transitive):

    To hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position instead of erect.

    Examples:

    "He hung his head in shame."

  5. Hang as a verb (transitive):

    To cause (something) to be suspended, as from a hook, hanger or the like.

    Examples:

    "'Hang those lights from the ceiling."

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  6. Hang as a verb (transitive, legal):

    To execute (someone) by suspension from the neck.

    Examples:

    "The culprits were hanged from the nearest tree."

  7. Hang as a verb (intransitive, legal):

    To be executed by suspension by one's neck from a gallows, a tree, or other raised bar, attached by a rope tied into a noose.

    Examples:

    "You will hang for this, my friend."

  8. Hang as a verb (intransitive, informal):

    To loiter, hang around, to spend time idly.

    Examples:

    "Are you busy, or can you hang with me?  nowrap I didn't see anything, officer. I was just hanging."

  9. Hang as a verb (transitive):

    To exhibit (an object) by hanging.

  10. Hang as a verb (transitive):

    To apply (wallpaper or drywall to a wall).

    Examples:

    "Let's hang this cute animal design in the nursery."

  11. Hang as a verb (transitive):

    To decorate (something) with hanging objects.

    Examples:

    "Let's hang the nursery with some new wallpaper."

  12. Hang as a verb (intransitive, figuratively):

    To remain persistently in one's thoughts.

  13. Hang as a verb (transitive):

    To prevent from reaching a decision, especially by refusing to join in a verdict that must be unanimous.

    Examples:

    "One obstinate juror can hang a jury."

  14. Hang as a verb (intransitive, computing):

    To stop responding to manual input devices such as keyboard and mouse.

    Examples:

    "The computer has hung again. Not even pressing <nowiki><Ctrl>+<Alt>+<Del></nowiki> works.&emsp; nowrap When I push this button the program hangs."

  15. Hang as a verb (transitive, computing):

    To cause (a program or computer) to stop responding.

    Examples:

    "The program has a bug that can hang the system."

  16. Hang as a verb (transitive, chess):

    To cause (a piece) to become vulnerable to capture.

    Examples:

    "If you move there, you'll hang your queen rook."

  17. Hang as a verb (intransitive, chess):

    To be vulnerable to capture.

    Examples:

    "In this standard opening position White has to be careful because the pawn on e4 hangs."

  18. Hang as a verb (transitive, baseball, slang):

    Of a pitcher, to throw a hittable off-speed pitch.

  1. Hang as a noun:

    The way in which something hangs.

    Examples:

    "This skirt has a nice hang."

  2. Hang as a noun (figuratively):

    A grip, understanding

    Examples:

    "He got the hang of it after only two demonstrations"

  3. Hang as a noun (computing):

    An instance of ceasing to respond to input devices.

    Examples:

    "We sometimes get system hangs."

  4. Hang as a noun:

    A sharp or steep declivity or slope.

  1. Hang as a noun (Ireland, informal, derogatory):

    Cheap, processed ham (cured pork), often made specially for sandwiches.

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