Noun:
1: business deal, trade, deal 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"
2: deal, bargain 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"
3: sight, stack, great deal, whole slew, wad, batch, slew, muckle, good deal, flock, mess, mint, spate, tidy sum, deal, quite a little, lot, plenty, hatful, whole lot, peck, heap, pile, mickle, raft, pot, mass (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"
4: deal a plank of softwood (fir or pine board)
5: deal, softwood wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir)
6: deal, hand the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time; "I didn't hold a good hand all evening"; "he kept trying to see my hand"
7: deal the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement); "he got a good deal on his car"
8: deal the act of distributing playing cards; "the deal was passed around the table clockwise"
9: deal the act of apportioning or distributing something; "the captain was entrusted with the deal of provisions"
Verb:
1: handle, address, treat, plow, deal, cover 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"
2: deal 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"
3: deal, take, consider, look at take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case"
4: manage, make out, cope, deal, get by, make do, grapple, contend 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"
5: distribute, dispense, parcel out, administer, allot, lot, deal, dish out, deal out, mete out, dole out, shell out 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"
6: trade, sell, deal do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood; "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes"
7: deal, handle, manage, care be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old"
8: deal behave in a certain way towards others; "He deals fairly with his employees"
9: deal distribute to the players in a game; "Who's dealing?"
10: deal, conduct, carry on direct the course of; manage or control; "You cannot conduct business like this"
11: portion out, share, apportion, deal, divvy up give out as one's portion or share
12: deal give (a specific card) to a player; "He dealt me the Queen of Spades"
13: deal sell; "deal hashish"