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"

give out as one's portion or share

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"

( 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"

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"

direct the course of; manage or control; " You cannot conduct business like this"

consider, as of an example; " Take the case of China"; " Consider the following case"

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"

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

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

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

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"

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

a plank of softwood ( fir or pine board)

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

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"

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

the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; " he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; " it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip"

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

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

sell; " deal hashish"

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

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

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"

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

made of fir or pine; " a plain deal table"

A part or portion; a share; hence, an indefinite quantity, degree, or extent, degree, or extent; as, a deal of time and trouble; a deal of cold.

Distribution; apportionment.

The division of a piece of timber made by sawing; a board or plank; particularly, a board or plank of fir or pine above seven inches in width, and exceeding six feet in length. If narrower than this, it is called a batten; if shorter, a deal end.

Wood of the pine or fir; as, a floor of deal.

Specifically: To distribute, as cards, to the players at the commencement of a game; as, to deal the cards; to deal one a jack.

To make distribution; to share out in portions, as cards to the players.

To do a distributing or retailing business, as distinguished from that of a manufacturer or producer; to traffic; to trade; to do business; as, he deals in flour.

To conduct one's self; to behave or act in any affair or towards any one; to treat.

To contend ( with); to treat ( with), by way of opposition, check, or correction; as, he has turbulent passions to deal with.

An arrangement to attain a desired result by a combination of interested parties; - applied to stock speculations and political bargains.

To divide; to separate in portions; hence, to give in portions; to distribute; to bestow successively; - sometimes with out.

To act as an intermediary in business or any affairs; to manage; to make arrangements; - followed by between or with.

A division; a part; a portion; a division of cards to the players; colloquially, a bargain or a secret agreement; as, a deal between politicians; the wood of the fir or pine tree cut into boards or planks.

To distribute, apportion, or divide; throw about; scatter.

To conduct business; as, they deal directly with the farmers; make a private arrangement.

Dealt.

Dealing.

A portion: an indefinite quantity: a large quantity: the act of dividing cards: one of the divisions or boards into which a piece of timber is cut: a fir or pine board. Often applied in U. S. to large and important business transactions, especially on the Stock Exchange.

To divide, to distribute: to throw about.

To transact business: to act: to distribute cards:- pa. t. and pa. p. dealt ( delt).

To behave.

A part; quantity; distribution; fir or pine board.

To distribute.

To distribute; apportion; inflict.

To do business; trade.

A quantity or degree.

A distribution of cards; a single round.

A secret bargain.

A board or plank, or the wood, as pine, of which it is made.

A part or portion; an indefinite quantity; the distribution of cards; the division of a piece of timber made by sawing; a pine board or plank. To deal by, to treat either well or ill. To deal in, to have to do with; to be engaged in; to trade in. To deal with, to use well or ill; to treat with by way of discipline; to contend with.

To distribute; to scatter; to throw about; to throw out in succession.

To trade or negotiate; to act between man and man; to behave well or ill; to act; to distribute cards.

An indefinite quantity; a great part.

To distribute, as cards; to divide into portions; to give gradually; to transact business; to traffic; to act.

A board or plank of wood, generally of the pine or fir.

Deal yoreself a new hand and forget it. – The Heart of the Range by William Patterson White

She took to looking at it a great deal. – Love Stories by Mary Roberts Rinehart

Did I talk a great deal? – The Reverberator by Henry James

And I can say a good deal to them about the war, because of Desmond. – Elizabeth's Campaign by Mrs. Humphrey Ward

I have no doubt the world will be a great deal the better for it. – The Fixed Period by Anthony Trollope

" Oh, I'm afraid you are going to a great deal of trouble on our account," she said. – A Frontier Mystery by Bertram Mitford

Are you in on the deal too?" – The Short Cut by Jackson Gregory

If you would mind your own business, Tewett, said Lord George, it would be a deal better for us all. – The Eustace Diamonds by Anthony Trollope

Maybe we could help a great deal. – The Boy Scout Fire Fighters by Irving Crump

He wanted to back out of the deal we made. – Get Out of Our Skies! by E. K. Jarvis

I use it a great deal. – Camp and Trail by Stewart Edward White

There's been a good deal of talk about him, so to speak. – The Everlasting Arms by Joseph Hocking

There's more than one way to deal with 'em. – Gold Seekers of '49 by Edwin L. Sabin

That makes it a good deal worse. – Captivating Mary Carstairs by Henry Sydnor Harrison

Even I could deal with it alone." – The Gun by Philip K. Dick

I wasn't, says Mona: I went out a great deal. – Mrs. Geoffrey by Duchess

What she was saying to herself was that, if they knew little of her, she knew a great deal of many of them. – Marcella by Mrs. Humphry Ward

I will deal with you when I have found out what this is all about." – The Egyptian Cat Mystery by Harold Leland Goodwin

" Darling, I am sure you have a great deal of reason. – The Red Lily, v2 by Anatole France