Overview of noun dealing

The noun dealing has 2 senses

• dealing -- (method or manner of conduct in relation to others; "honest dealing")


• transaction, dealing, dealings -- (the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities); "no transactions are possible without him"; "he has always been honest is his dealings with me")

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")