deal
adjective
1. Made of deal.
- A plain deal table
noun
1. a particular instance of buying or selling
- it was a package deal
- he's a master of the business deal
Similar word(s): trade
Definition categories: act, dealing, dealings, transaction
2. an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each
- he rose to prominence through a series of shady deals
Similar word(s): bargain
Definition categories: communication, agreement, understanding
3. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
- a deal of trouble
Similar word(s): batch, flock, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, wad
Definition categories: quantity
4. a plank of softwood (fir or pine board)
Definition categories: substance, board, plank
5. wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir)
Similar word(s): softwood
Definition categories: substance, wood
6. the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time
Similar word(s): hand
Definition categories: group, accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection
7. the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement)
- he got a good deal on his car
Definition categories: event, outcome, result, resultant, termination
8. the act of distributing playing cards
- the deal was passed around the table clockwise
Definition categories: act, distribution
9. the act of apportioning or distributing something
- the captain was entrusted with the deal of provisions
Definition categories: act, allocation, allotment, apportioning, apportionment, assignation, parceling, parcelling
Sentences with deal as a noun:
- We gave three deals of grain in tribute to the king.
- I didn’t have a good deal all evening.
- I believe it's your deal.
- We need to finalise the deal with Henderson by midnight.
- He made a deal with the devil.
- "I've never killed anybody before. I don't see what's the big deal."
- Line spoken by character played by John Travolta in the movie Broken Arrow.What's the deal?
- The deal with four tines is called a pitchfork.
verb
1. act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
- This book deals with incest
Similar word(s): address, cover, handle, plow, treat
Definition categories: communication, broach, initiate
2. take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
Similar word(s): consider, take
Definition categories: cognition
3. take action with respect to (someone or something)
- How are we going to deal with this problem?
- The teacher knew how to deal with these lazy students
Definition categories: social, act, move
4. succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
Similar word(s): contend, cope, grapple, manage
Definition categories: social, act, move
5. administer or bestow, as in small portions
- deal a blow to someone
Similar word(s): administer, allot, dispense, distribute, lot
Definition categories: possession, give
6. do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood
- She deals in gold
Similar word(s): trade, sell, trade
Definition categories: possession, transact
7. be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
- I can deal with this crew of workers
Similar word(s): care, handle, manage
Definition categories: social, command, control
8. behave in a certain way towards others
- He deals fairly with his employees
Definition categories: social, acquit, bear, behave, carry, comport, conduct, deport
9. distribute cards to the players in a game
- Who's dealing?
Definition categories: possession, administer, allot, deal, dispense, distribute, lot
10. direct the course of; manage or control
Similar word(s): conduct
Definition categories: social, care, deal, handle, manage
11. give out as one's portion or share
Similar word(s): apportion, share
Definition categories: possession, distribute
12. give (a specific card) to a player
- He dealt me the Queen of Spades
Definition categories: possession, give, hand, pass, reach
13. sell
- deal hashish
Definition categories: possession, deal, sell, trade
Sentences with deal as a verb:
- The fighting is over; now we deal out the spoils of victory.
- I was dealt four aces.
- The cards were shuffled and dealt by the croupier.
- The whole crowd waited for him to deal a real humdinger.
- This club takes a dim view of members who deal drugs.
- I can't deal with this.