Dictionary - deal

Dictionary Results for deal

1. deal - noun

· 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"

Synonym(s): trade, business_deal

Hypernym(s): transaction, dealing, dealings

2. deal - noun

· 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"

Synonym(s): bargain

Hypernym(s): agreement, understanding

3. deal - noun

· (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"

Synonym(s): batch, 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

Hypernym(s): large_indefinite_quantity, large_indefinite_amount

4. deal - noun

· a plank of softwood (fir or pine board)

Hypernym(s): board, plank

5. deal - noun

· wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir)

Synonym(s): softwood

Hypernym(s): wood

6. deal - noun

· 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"

Synonym(s): hand

Hypernym(s): collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage

7. deal - noun

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

Hypernym(s): result, resultant, final_result, outcome, termination

8. deal - noun

· the act of distributing playing cards; "the deal was passed around the table clockwise"

Hypernym(s): distribution

9. deal - noun

· the act of apportioning or distributing something; "the captain was entrusted with the deal of provisions"

Hypernym(s): allotment, apportionment, apportioning, allocation, parceling, parcelling, assignation

10. deal - verb

· 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"

Synonym(s): cover, treat, handle, plow, address

Hypernym(s): broach, initiate

11. deal - verb

· take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case"

Synonym(s): consider, take, look_at

Hypernym(s): think_about

12. deal - verb

· 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"

Hypernym(s): act, move

13. deal - verb

· succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"

Synonym(s): cope, get_by, make_out, make_do, contend, grapple, manage

Hypernym(s): act, move

14. deal - verb

· 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"

Synonym(s): distribute, administer, mete_out, parcel_out, lot, dispense, shell_out, deal_out, dish_out, allot, dole_out

Hypernym(s): give

15. deal - verb

· do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood; "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes"

Synonym(s): sell, trade

Hypernym(s): transact

16. deal - verb

· 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"

Synonym(s): manage, care, handle

Hypernym(s): control, command

17. deal - verb

· behave in a certain way towards others; "He deals fairly with his employees"

Hypernym(s): behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry

18. deal - verb

· distribute cards to the players in a game; "Who's dealing?"

Hypernym(s): distribute, administer, mete_out, deal, parcel_out, lot, dispense, shell_out, deal_out, dish_out, allot, dole_out