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deal

 
Adjective deal has 1 sense
  1. deal - made of fir or pine; "a plain deal table"
    Antonym:
    nonwoody (indirect, via woody)
Noun deal has 9 senses
  1. deal, trade, business deal - a particular instance of buying or selling; "it was a package deal"; "I had no further trade with him"; "he's a master of the business deal"
    --1 is a kind of transaction, dealing, dealings
    --1 has particulars: arms deal; penny ante
    Derived forms: verb deal13, verb deal6
  2. bargain, deal - an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each; "he made a bargain with the devil"; "he rose to prominence through a series of shady deals"
    --2 is a kind of agreement, understanding
  3. batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, muckle, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad, whole lot, whole slew - (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "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"
    --3 is a kind of large indefinite quantity, large indefinite amount
    --3 has particulars: flood, inundation, deluge, torrent
  4. deal - a plank of softwood (fir or pine board)
    --4 is a kind of
    board, plank
  5. softwood, deal - wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir)
    --5 is a kind of wood
    --5 has particulars: pulpwood
  6. hand, deal - the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time; "I didn't hold a good hand all evening"; "he kept trying to see my hand"
    --6 is a kind of collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
    --6 has parts: long suit
    --6 has particulars: bridge hand; poker hand
    Derived forms: verb deal10, verb deal12, verb deal9
  7. deal - the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement); "he got a good deal on his car"
    --7 is a kind of
    result, resultant, final result, outcome, termination
    --7 has particulars: fair deal, square deal; raw deal
    Derived form: verb deal10
  8. deal - the act of distributing playing cards; "the deal was passed around the table clockwise"
    --8 is a kind of
    distribution
    --8 is a part of card game, cards
    --8 has particulars: misdeal
    Derived forms: verb deal12, verb deal9
  9. deal - the act of apportioning or distributing something; "the captain was entrusted with the deal of provisions"
    --9 is a kind of
    allotment, apportionment, apportioning, allocation, parceling, parcelling, assignation
    --9 has particulars: new deal
    Derived forms: verb deal11, verb deal5
Verb deal has 13 senses
  1. cover, treat, handle, plow, deal, address - deal with verbally or in some form of artistic expression; "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China"
    --1 is one way to broach, initiate
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s something
    => Somebody ----s PP
  2. deal - 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"
    --2 is one way to
    act, move
    Derived forms: noun dealings1, noun dealing1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s PP
  3. consider, take, deal, look at - take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case"
    --3 is one way to think about
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    => Somebody ----s PP
  4. cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage - come to terms or deal successfully with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"
    --4 is one way to act, move
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s PP
  5. distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out - administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"
    --5 is one way to give
    Derived form: noun deal9
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s something to somebody
  6. deal, sell, trade - do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood; "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes"
    --6 is one way to transact
    Derived forms: noun dealer4, noun deal1, noun dealer1, noun dealer2, noun dealings3, noun dealing2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s PP
  7. manage, deal, care, handle - be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old"
    --7 is one way to control, command
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s something
    => Somebody ----s PP
  8. deal - behave in a certain way towards others; "He deals fairly with his employees"
    --8 is one way to
    behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry
    Derived forms: noun dealings2, noun dealing1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s PP
  9. deal - distribute to the players in a game; "Who's dealing?"
    --9 is one way to
    distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out
    Derived forms: noun deal8, noun deal6, noun dealer5
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s
  10. conduct, carry on, deal - direct the course of; manage or control; "You cannot conduct business like this"
    --10 is one way to manage, deal, care, handle
    Derived forms: noun deal6, noun deal7, noun dealings3, noun dealing2
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  11. share, divvy up, portion out, apportion, deal - give out as one's portion or share
    --11 is one way to distribute, give out, hand out
    Derived form: noun deal9
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s something PP
  12. deal - give (a specific card) to a player; "He dealt me the Queen of Spades"
    --12 is one way to
    pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give
    Derived forms: noun dealer5, noun deal6, noun deal8
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something to somebody
  13. deal - sell; "deal hashish"
    --13 is one way to
    deal, sell, trade
    Derived forms: noun dealer2, noun deal1, noun dealer3
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
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