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Deal
noun 1.A particular instance of buying or selling. Synonyms: business deal, trade. "I had no further trade with him" , "He's a master of the business deal" 2.An agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each. Synonym: bargain. "He rose to prominence through a series of shady deals" 3.(often followed by 'of') a large number or amount or extent. Synonyms: 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. "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" 4.A plank of softwood (fir or pine board). 5.Wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir). Synonym: softwood. 6.The cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time. Synonym: hand. "He kept trying to see my hand" 7.The type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement). 8.The act of distributing playing cards. 9.The act of apportioning or distributing something. verb (past & past part. dealt; pres. part. dealing) 1.Act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression. Synonyms: address, cover, handle, plow, treat. "The course covered all of Western Civilization" , "The new book treats the history of China" 2.Take into consideration for exemplifying purposes. Synonyms: consider, look at, take. "Consider the following case" 3.Take action with respect to (someone or something). "The teacher knew how to deal with these lazy students" 5.Administer or bestow, as in small portions. Synonyms: administer, allot, deal out, dish out, dispense, distribute, dole out, lot, mete out, parcel out, shell out. "Dole out some money" , "Shell out pocket money for the children" , "Deal a blow to someone" , "The machine dispenses soft drinks" 6.Do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood. Synonyms: sell, trade. "The brothers sell shoes" 7.Be in charge of, act on, or dispose of. Synonyms: care, handle, manage. "This blender can't handle nuts" , "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old" 8.Behave in a certain way towards others. 9.Distribute cards to the players in a game. 12.Give (a specific card) to a player.
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