| deal | |
| 1. n. (obsolete) A division, a portion, a share. | |
| We gave three deals of grain in tribute to the king. | |
| 2. n. (often followed by of) An indefinite quantity or amount; a lot (now usually qualified by great or good). | |
| 3. v. To distribute among a number of recipients, to give out as one’s portion or share. | |
| The fighting is over; now we deal out the spoils of victory. | |
| 4. v. To administer or give out, as in small portions. | |
| 5. v. To distribute cards to the players in a game. | |
| I was dealt four aces. | |
| The cards were shuffled, and the croupier dealt. | |
| 6. v. (baseball) To pitch. | |
| The whole crowd waited for him to deal a real humdinger. | |
| 7. v. (intransitive) To have dealings or business. | |
| 8. v. (intransitive) To conduct oneself, to behave. | |
| 9. v. (obsolete, intransitive) To take action; to act. | |
| 10. v. (intransitive) To trade professionally (followed by in). | |
| She deals in gold. | |
| 11. v. To sell, especially to sell illicit drugs. | |
| This club takes a dim view of members who deal drugs. | |
| 12. v. (intransitive) To be concerned with. | |
| 13. v. (intransitive) To handle, to manage, to cope. | |
| I can't deal with this. | |
| I don't think he wants to go. — Yeah, well, we're going anyway, and he can deal. | |
| 14. n. (archaic in general sense) An act of dealing or sharing out. | |
| 15. n. The distribution of cards to players; a player's turn for this. | |
| I didn’t have a good deal all evening. | |
| I believe it's your deal. | |
| 16. n. A particular instance of buying or selling; a transaction | |
| We need to finalise the deal with Henderson by midnight. | |
| 17. n. Specifically, a transaction offered which is financially beneficial; a bargain. | |
| 18. n. An agreement between parties; an arrangement | |
| He made a deal with the devil. | |
| 19. n. (informal) A situation, occasion, or event. | |
| What's the deal? | |
| 20. n. (informal) A thing, an unspecified or unidentified object. | |
| The deal with four tines is called a pitchfork. | |
| 21. n. Wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir) | |
| 22. n. A plank of softwood (fir or pine board) | |
| 23. n. (archaic) A wooden board or plank, usually between 12 or 14 feet in length, traded as a commodity in shipbuilding. | |
| 24. adj. Made of deal. | |
| A plain deal table | |
