deal

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”

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”

take into consideration for exemplifying purposes

• “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”

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”

do business; offer for sale as for one''s livelihood

• “She deals in gold”
• “The brothers sell shoes”

be in charge of, act on, or dispose of

• “I can deal with this crew of workers”
• “This blender can”
• “;”
• “affairs after they got too old”

behave in a certain way towards others

• “He deals fairly with his employees”

distribute to the players in a game

• “Who”

direct the course of; manage or control

• “You cannot conduct business like this”

give out as one''s portion or share

give (a specific card) to a player

• “He dealt me the Queen of Spades”

sell

• “deal hashish”

a particular instance of buying or selling

• “it was a package deal”
• “I had no further trade with him”
• “he”

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 plank of softwood (fir or pine board)

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

the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time

• “I didn”
• “;”

the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement)

• “he got a good deal on his car”

the act of distributing playing cards

• “the deal was passed around the table clockwise”

the act of apportioning or distributing something

• “the captain was entrusted with the deal of provisions”

made of fir or pine

• “a plain deal table”