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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

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"

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"

a plank of softwood (fir or pine board)

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"

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

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"

(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"

a plank of softwood (fir or pine board)

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.

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 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.

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 behave.

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.

n. [Anglo-Saxon] A part or portion; hence, an indefinite quantity, degree, or extent;—distribution of cards; the portion distributed;—division of a piece of timber made by sawing; a pine or fir board or plank;- wood of the pine or fir.

Great part; quantity, degree of more or less; the art or practice of dealing cards; fir-wood, the wood of pines.