Meaning & use
get decked
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Meanings
phrasephrasal verbinformal
To be knocked to the ground by a punch or hard blow.
Grammar: Passive in feel: he got decked; the active form is deck someone.
Patterns
- get decked by someone
- get decked in something
He got decked outside the pub after insulting a stranger.
Don't say that or you'll get decked.
The boxer got decked in the second round.
phrasephrasal verbinformal
To fall or be knocked flat, accidentally, usually through slipping or being hit by something.
Grammar: Informal; used for sudden falls: I got decked by a wave.
Patterns
- get decked by something
I got decked by a rogue wave while swimming.
The goalkeeper got decked in a collision with the striker.
She got decked by a low branch while jogging.
Word forms
| third person singular | gets decked |
|---|---|
| past tense | got decked |
| past participle | got decked |
| -ing form | getting decked |
Common combinations
- get decked by someone
- He got decked by a bouncer.
- nearly get decked
- You'll nearly get decked saying that.
- get decked in the face
- Mike got decked in the face at the match.
- get decked in a fight
- He got decked in a fight after school.
- about to get decked
- You're about to get decked if you keep talking.
Synonyms and how they differ
- get floored
- Get floored means knocked down too, but also can mean greatly surprised.
- get punched
- Get punched only says a blow landed, without suggesting he fell.
- get knocked down
- Get knocked down is neutral and covers blows or vehicles.
- get flattened
- Get flattened is similar and suggests a harder blow.
Word family
Commonly confused: get decked or decked out?
get decked vs decked out
Decked out means dressed or decorated in an elaborate way, and has nothing to do with being hit.
Practice
If you keep making fun of him in front of his friends, you might ___ before the night is over.
Choose one answer.
Get decked means be knocked down by a punch, so it works as a warning. Get dressed, get decorated and get discovered fit grammatically but do not describe a consequence of teasing.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “get decked”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.