Overview of noun deal

The noun deal has 9 senses

• 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")


• 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")


• batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad -- ((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"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money")


• deal -- (a plank of softwood (fir or pine board))


• softwood, deal -- (wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir))


• 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")


• deal -- (the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement); "he got a good deal on his car")


• deal -- (the act of distributing playing cards; "the deal was passed around the table clockwise")


• deal -- (the act of apportioning or distributing something; "the captain was entrusted with the deal of provisions")

Overview of verb deal

The verb deal has 13 senses

• cover, treat, handle, plow, deal, address -- (act on 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")


• consider, take, deal, look at -- (take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case")


• 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")


• cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage -- (come to terms with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day")


• 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"; "the machine dispenses soft drinks")


• deal, sell, trade -- (do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood; "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes")


• 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")


• deal -- (behave in a certain way towards others; "He deals fairly with his employees")


• deal -- (distribute cards to the players in a game; "Who's dealing?")


• conduct, carry on, deal -- (direct the course of; manage or control; "You cannot conduct business like this")


• share, divvy up, portion out, apportion, deal -- (give out as one's portion or share)


• deal -- (give (a specific card) to a player; "He dealt me the Queen of Spades")


• deal -- (sell; "deal hashish")