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1. | [ verb ] deal with verbally or in some form of artistic expression | |
Synonyms: | cover treat handle plow work address | |
Examples: | "This book deals with incest" "The course covered all of Western Civilization" "The new book treats the history of China" |
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Related terms: | broach discourse spiel theologise treat embrace discussion | |
2. | [ verb ] take into consideration for exemplifying purposes | |
Synonyms: | consider take look_at | |
Examples: | "Take the case of China" "Consider the following case" |
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Related terms: | think_about contemplate warm_to abstract dally circumstance | |
3. | [ verb ] take action with respect to (someone or something) | |
Examples: | : "How are we going to deal with this problem?" "The teacher knew how to deal with these lazy students" |
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Related terms: | act dealings | |
4. | [ verb ] come to terms or deal successfully with; | |
Synonyms: | cope grapple get_by manage contend make_do make_out | |
Examples: | "We got by on just a gallon of gas" "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day" |
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Related terms: | act meet fend hack extemporize scrape_along braving | |
5. | [ noun ] (business) a particular instance of buying or selling | |
Synonyms: | trade business_deal | |
Examples: | "it was a package deal" "I had no further trade with him" "he's a master of the business deal" |
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Related terms: | transaction arms_deal penny_ante trade | |
6. | [ verb ] administer or bestow, as in small portions | |
Synonyms: | distribute dispense administer allot dole_out deal_out lot dish_out parcel_out shell_out mete_out | |
Examples: | "administer critical remarks to everyone present" "dole out some money" "shell out pocket money for the children" "deal a blow to someone" |
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Related terms: | give assign give reallot allotment dispenser dispenser allocator distributor | |
7. | [ verb ] (business) do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood | |
Synonyms: | sell trade | |
Examples: | "She deals in gold" "The brothers sell shoes" |
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Related terms: | transact peddle pyramid market black_marketeer push commerce distribute trade sell trader trading seller dealer transaction sell principal | |
8. | [ verb ] be in charge of, act on, or dispose of | |
Synonyms: | handle manage care | |
Examples: | "I can deal with this crew of workers" "This blender can't handle nuts" "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old" |
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Related terms: | control process conduct administer take_care direct organize come_to_grips coordinate touch dispose_of mismanage work juggle management handler | |
9. | [ verb ] behave in a certain way towards others | |
Examples: | "He deals fairly with his employees" |
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Related terms: | behave relations | |
10. | [ noun ] (business) an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each | |
Synonyms: | bargain | |
Examples: | "he made a bargain with the devil" "he rose to prominence through a series of shady deals" |
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Related terms: | agreement bargain | |
11. | [ verb ] (cards) distribute (cards) to the players in a game | |
Examples: | "Who's dealing?" |
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Related terms: | distribute misdeal card_game dealer | |
12. | [ noun ] (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent | |
Synonyms: | mass good_deal lot great_deal pile heap plenty sight flock whole_lot mint pot raft mess slew quite_a_little stack mickle hatful spate wad tidy_sum whole_slew peck muckle batch | |
Examples: | : "a batch of letters" "a deal of trouble" "a lot of money" "he made a mint on the stock market" "it must have cost plenty" |
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Related terms: | large_indefinite_quantity flood jam heap | |
13. | [ verb ] give out as one's portion or share | |
Synonyms: | share apportion portion_out divvy_up | |
Related terms: | give_away partaker sharing separate | |
14. | [ noun ] a plank of softwood (fir or pine board) | |
Related terms: | board | |
15. | [ noun ] wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir) | |
Synonyms: | softwood | |
Related terms: | wood pulpwood | |
16. | [ verb ] direct the course of; manage or control | |
Synonyms: | conduct carry_on carry_out | |
Examples: | "You cannot conduct business like this" |
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Related terms: | manage officiate racketeer transaction hand conducting | |
17. | [ adjective ] made of fir or pine | |
Examples: | "a plain deal table" |
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Related terms: | woody | |
18. | [ noun ] the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement) | |
Examples: | "he got a good deal on his car" |
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Related terms: | result raw_deal fair_deal conduct | |
19. | [ noun ] (card game) the act of distributing playing cards | |
Examples: | "the deal was passed around the table clockwise" |
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Related terms: | distribution misdeal card_game | |
20. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 1434 | |
21. | [ verb ] (business) sell | |
Examples: | "deal hashish" |
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Related terms: | commerce dealer | |
22. | [ verb ] (cards) give (a specific card) to a player | |
Examples: | "He dealt me the Queen of Spades" |
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Related terms: | pass card_game hand | |
23. | [ noun ] (cards) the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time | |
Synonyms: | hand | |
Examples: | "I didn't hold a good hand all evening" "he kept trying to see my hand" |
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Related terms: | collection bridge_hand poker_hand long_suit conduct | |
24. | [ noun ] the act of apportioning or distributing something | |
Examples: | "the captain was entrusted with the deal of provisions" |
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Related terms: | allotment new_deal share | |
Similar spelling: |
Del Dewall dell deli Dela Deel Deuel Deloy Deloe Della Delio Delia Delhi Deleo Delee Delay Delao Deihl Deloye Deleeuw |