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deal
I. \ˈdēl, esp before pause or consonant -ēəl\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English deel, del, from Old English dǣl; akin to Old English dāl division, portion, Old High German teil part, Old Norse deild share, Gothic dails part
1. obsolete : part, portion, share
2. : an indefinite quantity, degree, or extent
< it makes a good deal of difference >
< it means a great deal to him >
< he hasn't got a great deal of money >
3.
a. : the act, process, or method of distributing cards to players in a card game
b. : the privilege or duty of acting as dealer
< it's my deal >
c. : a period in the play of a card game embracing all phases from the shuffle through the determination or scoring of the result — compare hand 10a(4)
4. : a large quantity : lot
< a deal of years — Raymond Moley >
II. verb
(dealt \ˈdelt\ ; dealt \“\ ; dealing \ˈdēliŋ\ ; deals \ˈdē(ə)lz\)
Etymology: Middle English delen, from Old English dǣlan; akin to Old High German teilen to divide, Old Norse deila, Gothic dailjan; denominative from the root of English deal (I)
transitive verb
1. obsolete : divide, separate, sever
2.
a. : to give as one's share or portion : distribute, apportion, mete
< dealt justice to all men >
— usually used with out
< dealt out three sandwiches apiece >
b.
(1) : to distribute (one or more playing cards) to a player or the players in a card game
(2) : to distribute the cards for (a specified card game)
< deal poker >
(3) : to act as dealer in (a specified game)
< deal craps >
3. : administer, deliver, bestow
< deal the boy a scolding >
intransitive verb
1. obsolete : to be a sharer : share
2.
a. : to distribute the cards in a card game
b. : to have the function or duty of distributing cards to the players in a card game
c. : to act as a dealer in a gambling game
3.
a. : to have to do : concern oneself : treat — used with with
< the book deals with all aspects of the subject >
b. : to become occupied or busy — used with in
< dealing in matters of no concern to him >
< fond of dealing in large generalities >
4. : to act toward a person or regarding a thing : do — used with by or with
< return … and I will deal well with thee — Gen 32:9 (Authorized Version) >
5. archaic : to have dealings — used with with
< dealing with witches — Shakespeare >
6. archaic : to act as intermediary : make arrangements : negotiate — used with with or between
7. : to do a retailing or distributing business : trade, traffic — used with in before a thing
< he deals in flour >
and with with before a person
< he deals fairly with all his customers >
8. obsolete : contend, struggle, quarrel — used with with
9. : to take action (as in regard to some object, problem, or source of difficulty) : come to grips — used with with
< he may deal as he pleases with his own property >
< had to deal with a catastrophic inflation >
< dealt with his problems as they arose >
< dealt harshly with the rebels >
Synonyms: see distribute, treat
III. noun
(-s)
1. obsolete : dealings, intercourse
2.
a. : an act of buying and selling : an offering of a combination of products at a special price
< a package deal >
: a reciprocal arrangement or agreement : bargain
b. : treatment received in a transaction from another
< a raw deal >
or from impersonal forces or circumstances
< a rough deal >
c. usually capitalized : a particular policy of national administration especially of economic or politico-economic affairs
< Theodore Roosevelt's Square Deal >
< the New Deal >
< the Fair Deal >
3. : an often clandestine arrangement to gain mutual advantage for those interested : a negotiated settlement of an issue (as a lawsuit)
< law … has a way of beginning with ideals and ending with deals — H.A.Overstreet >
IV. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle Dutch or Middle Low German dele plank; akin to Old High German dili, dilla plank, plank floor — more at thill
1.
a. Britain : a board of fir or pine cut to any of several specified sizes — see deal end, slit deal, standard deal, whole deal
b. in the United States export trade : sawed yellow-pine lumber nine inches and wider and three, four, or five inches thick
2. : pine or fir wood : deals in the aggregate
< a floor of deal >
V. adjective
: made of deal; broadly : made of plain unfinished wood
< a deal table >
VI. transitive verb
: sell
< deals drugs >
VII. noun
1. : skinny herein, : explanation
2. : affair 2a d |