deal
1. a particular instance of buying or selling (Freq. 8)
- it was a package deal
- I had no further trade with him
- he's a master of the business deal
• Syn:
trade, business deal
• Derivationally related forms:
trade (for: trade)
• Hypernyms:
transaction, dealing, dealings
• Hyponyms:
arms deal, penny ante
2. an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each (Freq. 2)
- he made a bargain with the devil
- he rose to prominence through a series of shady deals
• Syn:
bargain
• Derivationally related forms:
bargain (for: bargain)
• Hypernyms:
agreement, understanding
3. (often followed by 'of') a large number or amount or extent (Freq. 1)
- a batch of letters
- 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
• Syn:
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
• Derivationally related forms:
wad (for: wad), plenteous (for: plenty), pile (for: pile), heap (for: heap)
• Hypernyms:
large indefinite quantity, large indefinite amount
• Hyponyms:
flood, inundation, deluge, torrent, haymow
4. a plank of softwood (fir or pine board)
• Hypernyms:
board, plank
5. wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir)
• Syn:
softwood
• Hypernyms:
wood
• Hyponyms:
pulpwood
6. 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
• Syn:
hand
• Hypernyms:
collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
• Hyponyms:
bridge hand, poker hand
• Part Meronyms:
long suit
7. the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement)
- he got a good deal on his car
• Hypernyms:
result, resultant, final result, outcome, termination
• Hyponyms:
fair deal, square deal, raw deal
8. the act of distributing playing cards
- the deal was passed around the table clockwise
• Topics:
card game, cards
• Hypernyms:
distribution
• Hyponyms:
misdeal
• Part Holonyms:
card game, cards
9. the act of apportioning or distributing something
- the captain was entrusted with the deal of provisions
• Hypernyms:
allotment, apportionment, apportioning, allocation, parceling,
parcelling, assignation
• Hyponyms:
new deal
1. act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression (Freq. 34)
- This book deals with incest
- The course covered all of Western Civilization
- The new book treats the history of China
• Syn:
cover, treat, handle, plow, address
• Derivationally related forms:
treatment (for: treat), coverage (for: cover)
• Hypernyms:
broach, initiate
• Hyponyms:
theologize, theologise, discourse, talk about, discuss
• Verb Group:
treat, handle, do by, embrace, encompass,
comprehend, cover
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s PP
2. take into consideration for exemplifying purposes (Freq. 15)
- Take the case of China
- Consider the following case
• Syn:
consider, take, look at
• Derivationally related forms:
consideration (for: consider)
• Hypernyms:
think about
• Hyponyms:
contemplate, dally, trifle, play, abstract, warm to
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s PP
3. take action with respect to (someone or something) (Freq. 14)
- How are we going to deal with this problem?
- The teacher knew how to deal with these lazy students
• Derivationally related forms:
dealings, dealing
• Hypernyms:
act, move
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP
4. come to terms with (Freq. 9)
- We got by on just a gallon of gas
- They made do on half a loaf of bread every day
• Syn:
cope, get by, make out, make do, contend,
grapple, manage
• Hypernyms:
act, move
• Hyponyms:
improvise, extemporize, fend, hack, cut,
scrape along, scrape by, scratch along, squeak by, squeeze by, rub along,
meet, match, cope with
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP
- Somebody ----s (for: manage)
- Somebody ----s (for: make do)
- Somebody ----s (for: make out)
- Somebody ----s (for: get by)
- Somebody ----s (for: cope)
5. administer or bestow, as in small portions (Freq. 5)
- administer critical remarks to everyone present
- dole out some money
- shell out pocket money for the children
- deal a blow to someone
- the machine dispenses soft drinks
• Syn:
distribute, administer, mete out, parcel out, lot,
dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out
• Derivationally related forms:
allotment (for: allot), dispensation (for: dispense), dispenser (for: dispense), distribution (for: distribute), distributor (for: distribute), distributer (for: distribute)
• Hypernyms:
give
• Hyponyms:
assign, allot, portion, reallot, give, apply
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something to somebody
6. do business;
offer for sale as for one's livelihood (Freq. 4)
- She deals in gold
- The brothers sell shoes
• Syn:
sell, trade
• See Also:
deal out, trade
• Derivationally related forms:
trade (for: trade), trading (for: trade), sell (for: sell), seller (for: sell), selling (for: sell), dealer, dealings, dealing
• Topics:
commerce, commercialism, mercantilism
• Hypernyms:
transact
• Hyponyms:
push, black marketeer, pyramid, market, peddle,
monger, huckster, hawk, vend, pitch
• Verb Group:
sell
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s PP
7. be in charge of, act on, or dispose of (Freq. 3)
- I can deal with this crew of workers
- This blender can't handle nuts
- She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old
• Syn:
manage, care, handle
• Derivationally related forms:
handler (for: handle), handling (for: handle), care (for: care), manageable (for: manage), management (for: manage)
• Hypernyms:
control, command
• Hyponyms:
administer, administrate, organize, organise, work,
come to grips, get to grips, dispose of, take care, mind, coordinate,
juggle, process, mismanage, mishandle, misconduct, direct,
conduct, carry on, touch
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s PP (for: care)
- Somebody ----s PP
8. behave in a certain way towards others (Freq. 3)
- He deals fairly with his employees
• Derivationally related forms:
dealings, dealing
• Hypernyms:
behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct,
comport, carry
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP
9. distribute cards to the players in a game (Freq. 2)
- Who's dealing?
• Derivationally related forms:
dealer
• Topics:
card game, cards
• Hypernyms:
distribute, administer, mete out, parcel out, lot,
dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out
• Hyponyms:
misdeal
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
10. direct the course of;
manage or control
- You cannot conduct business like this
• Syn:
conduct, carry on
• Derivationally related forms:
dealings, dealing, conducting (for: conduct)
• Hypernyms:
manage, care, handle
• Hyponyms:
racketeer
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody (for: conduct)
11. give out as one's portion or share
• Syn:
share, divvy up, portion out, apportion
• Derivationally related forms:
apportionable (for: apportion), share (for: share), sharer (for: share), sharing (for: share)
• Hypernyms:
distribute, give out, hand out, pass out
• Entailment:
separate, divide, part
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something PP
12. give (a specific card) to a player
- He dealt me the Queen of Spades
• Derivationally related forms:
dealer
• Topics:
card game, cards
• Hypernyms:
pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something to somebody
13. sell
- deal hashish
• Derivationally related forms:
dealer
• Topics:
commerce, commercialism, mercantilism
• Hypernyms:
sell, trade
• Verb Group:
sell, trade
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
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