DEAL as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of apportioning or distributing something
   Usage Example(s)
   • the captain was entrusted with the deal of provisions
   Hypernyms(s) deal is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • allotment (what does allotment mean?)
   • apportionment (what does apportionment mean?)
   • apportioning (what does apportioning mean?)
   • allocation (what does allocation mean?)
   • parceling (what does parceling mean?)
   • parcelling (what does parcelling mean?)
   • assignation (what does assignation mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • new deal (what does new deal mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • share (what does share mean?)
   • divvy up (what does divvy up mean?)
   • portion out (what does portion out mean?)
   • apportion (what does apportion mean?)
   • deal (what does deal mean?)
   • distribute (what does distribute mean?)
   • administer (what does administer mean?)
   • mete out (what does mete out mean?)
   • deal (what does deal mean?)
   • parcel out (what does parcel out mean?)
   • lot (what does lot mean?)
   • dispense (what does dispense mean?)
   • shell out (what does shell out mean?)
   • deal out (what does deal out mean?)
   • dish out (what does dish out mean?)
   • allot (what does allot mean?)
   • dole out (what does dole out mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the act of distributing playing cards
   Usage Example(s)
   • the deal was passed around the table clockwise
   Hypernyms(s) deal is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • distribution (what does distribution mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • misdeal (what does misdeal mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • deal (what does deal mean?)
   • deal (what does deal mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a particular instance of buying or selling
   Synonym(s)
   • business deal (what does business deal mean?)
   • trade (what does trade mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • it was a package deal
   • I had no further trade with him
   • he’’s a master of the business deal
   Hypernyms(s) deal is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • transaction (what does transaction mean?)
   • dealing (what does dealing mean?)
   • dealings (what does dealings mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • arms deal (what does arms deal mean?)
   • penny ante (what does penny ante mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • deal (what does deal mean?)
   • sell (what does sell mean?)
   • trade (what does trade mean?)
   • trade (what does trade mean?)
   • trade (what does trade mean?)
   • trade in (what does trade in mean?)
   • trade (what does trade mean?)
   • merchandise (what does merchandise mean?)
   • deal (what does deal mean?)
   • deal (what does deal mean?)
   • sell (what does sell mean?)
   • trade (what does trade mean?)
4. Meaning
   • an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each
   Synonym(s)
   • bargain (what does bargain mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he made a bargain with the devil
   • he rose to prominence through a series of shady deals
   Hypernyms(s) deal is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • agreement (what does agreement mean?)
   • understanding (what does understanding mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • dicker (what does dicker mean?)
   • bargain (what does bargain mean?)
5. Meaning
   • the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he got a good deal on his car
   Hypernyms(s) deal is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • result (what does result mean?)
   • resultant (what does resultant mean?)
   • final result (what does final result mean?)
   • outcome (what does outcome mean?)
   • termination (what does termination mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • fair deal (what does fair deal mean?)
   • square deal (what does square deal mean?)
   • raw deal (what does raw deal mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • conduct (what does conduct mean?)
   • carry on (what does carry on mean?)
   • deal (what does deal mean?)
6. Meaning
   • the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time
   Synonym(s)
   • hand (what does hand mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • I didn”t hold a good hand all evening
   • he kept trying to see my hand
   Hypernyms(s) deal is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • collection (what does collection mean?)
   • aggregation (what does aggregation mean?)
   • accumulation (what does accumulation mean?)
   • assemblage (what does assemblage mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • bridge hand (what does bridge hand mean?)
   • poker hand (what does poker hand mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • conduct (what does conduct mean?)
   • carry on (what does carry on mean?)
   • deal (what does deal mean?)
   • deal (what does deal mean?)
   • deal (what does deal mean?)
7. Meaning
   • (often followed by `of”) a large number or amount or extent
   Synonym(s)
   • batch (what does batch mean?)
   • flock (what does flock mean?)
   • good deal (what does good deal mean?)
   • great deal (what does great deal mean?)
   • hatful (what does hatful mean?)
   • heap (what does heap mean?)
   • lot (what does lot mean?)
   • mass (what does mass mean?)
   • mess (what does mess mean?)
   • mickle (what does mickle mean?)
   • mint (what does mint mean?)
   • muckle (what does muckle mean?)
   • peck (what does peck mean?)
   • pile (what does pile mean?)
   • plenty (what does plenty mean?)
   • pot (what does pot mean?)
   • quite a little (what does quite a little mean?)
   • raft (what does raft mean?)
   • sight (what does sight mean?)
   • slew (what does slew mean?)
   • spate (what does spate mean?)
   • stack (what does stack mean?)
   • tidy sum (what does tidy sum mean?)
   • wad (what does wad mean?)
   • whole lot (what does whole lot mean?)
   • whole slew (what does whole slew mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
   Hypernyms(s) deal is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • large indefinite quantity (what does large indefinite quantity mean?)
   • large indefinite amount (what does large indefinite amount mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • flood (what does flood mean?)
   • inundation (what does inundation mean?)
   • deluge (what does deluge mean?)
   • torrent (what does torrent mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • jam (what does jam mean?)
   • jampack (what does jampack mean?)
   • ram (what does ram mean?)
   • chock up (what does chock up mean?)
   • cram (what does cram mean?)
   • wad (what does wad mean?)
   • throng (what does throng mean?)
   • mob (what does mob mean?)
   • pack (what does pack mean?)
   • pile (what does pile mean?)
   • jam (what does jam mean?)
   • heap (what does heap mean?)
   • heap (what does heap mean?)
8. Meaning
   • wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir)
   Synonym(s)
   • softwood (what does softwood mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) deal is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • wood (what does wood mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • pulpwood (what does pulpwood mean?)
9. Meaning
   • a plank of softwood (fir or pine board)
   Hypernyms(s) deal is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • board (what does board mean?)
   • plank (what does plank mean?)

DEAL as VERB

1. Meaning
   • take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
   Synonym(s)
   • consider (what does consider mean?)
   • look at (what does look at mean?)
   • take (what does take mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • Take the case of China
   • Consider the following case
   Hypernyms(s) deal is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • think about (what does think about mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • contemplate (what does contemplate mean?)
   • dally (what does dally mean?)
   • trifle (what does trifle mean?)
   • play (what does play mean?)
   • abstract (what does abstract mean?)
   • warm to (what does warm to mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • circumstance (what does circumstance mean?)
   • condition (what does condition mean?)
   • consideration (what does consideration mean?)
2. Meaning
   • deal with verbally or in some form of artistic expression
   Synonym(s)
   • address (what does address mean?)
   • cover (what does cover mean?)
   • handle (what does handle mean?)
   • plow (what does plow mean?)
   • treat (what does treat mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • This book deals with incest
   • The course covered all of Western Civilization
   • The new book treats the history of China
   Hypernyms(s) deal is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • broach (what does broach mean?)
   • initiate (what does initiate mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • theologize (what does theologize mean?)
   • theologise (what does theologise mean?)
   • discourse (what does discourse mean?)
   • talk about (what does talk about mean?)
   • discuss (what does discuss mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • discussion (what does discussion mean?)
   • treatment (what does treatment mean?)
   • discourse (what does discourse mean?)
   • coverage (what does coverage mean?)
3. Meaning
   • do business
   • offer for sale as for one’’s livelihood
   Synonym(s)
   • sell (what does sell mean?)
   • trade (what does trade mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • She deals in gold
   • The brothers sell shoes
   Hypernyms(s) deal is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • transact (what does transact mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • push (what does push mean?)
   • deal (what does deal mean?)
   • black marketeer (what does black marketeer mean?)
   • pyramid (what does pyramid mean?)
   • market (what does market mean?)
   • peddle (what does peddle mean?)
   • monger (what does monger mean?)
   • huckster (what does huckster mean?)
   • hawk (what does hawk mean?)
   • vend (what does vend mean?)
   • pitch (what does pitch mean?)
   See Also
   • distribute (what does distribute mean?)
   • administer (what does administer mean?)
   • mete out (what does mete out mean?)
   • deal (what does deal mean?)
   • parcel out (what does parcel out mean?)
   • lot (what does lot mean?)
   • dispense (what does dispense mean?)
   • shell out (what does shell out mean?)
   • deal out (what does deal out mean?)
   • dish out (what does dish out mean?)
   • allot (what does allot mean?)
   • dole out (what does dole out mean?)
   • trade (what does trade mean?)
   • merchandise (what does merchandise mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • deal (what does deal mean?)
   • trade (what does trade mean?)
   • business deal (what does business deal mean?)
   • trade (what does trade mean?)
   • trading (what does trading mean?)
   • sell (what does sell mean?)
   • seller (what does seller mean?)
   • marketer (what does marketer mean?)
   • vender (what does vender mean?)
   • vendor (what does vendor mean?)
   • trafficker (what does trafficker mean?)
   • selling (what does selling mean?)
   • merchandising (what does merchandising mean?)
   • marketing (what does marketing mean?)
   • principal (what does principal mean?)
   • dealer (what does dealer mean?)
   • deal (what does deal mean?)
   • trade (what does trade mean?)
   • business deal (what does business deal mean?)
   • trader (what does trader mean?)
   • bargainer (what does bargainer mean?)
   • dealer (what does dealer mean?)
   • monger (what does monger mean?)
   • dealer (what does dealer mean?)
   • transaction (what does transaction mean?)
   • dealing (what does dealing mean?)
   • dealings (what does dealings mean?)
   • transaction (what does transaction mean?)
   • dealing (what does dealing mean?)
   • dealings (what does dealings mean?)
4. Meaning
   • sell
   Usage Example(s)
   • deal hashish
   Hypernyms(s) deal is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • deal (what does deal mean?)
   • sell (what does sell mean?)
   • trade (what does trade mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • dealer (what does dealer mean?)
   • deal (what does deal mean?)
   • trade (what does trade mean?)
   • business deal (what does business deal mean?)
   • dealer (what does dealer mean?)
5. Meaning
   • distribute to the players in a game
   Usage Example(s)
   • Who’’s dealing?
   Hypernyms(s) deal is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • distribute (what does distribute mean?)
   • administer (what does administer mean?)
   • mete out (what does mete out mean?)
   • deal (what does deal mean?)
   • parcel out (what does parcel out mean?)
   • lot (what does lot mean?)
   • dispense (what does dispense mean?)
   • shell out (what does shell out mean?)
   • deal out (what does deal out mean?)
   • dish out (what does dish out mean?)
   • allot (what does allot mean?)
   • dole out (what does dole out mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • misdeal (what does misdeal mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • deal (what does deal mean?)
   • hand (what does hand mean?)
   • deal (what does deal mean?)
   • dealer (what does dealer mean?)
6. Meaning
   • give (a specific card) to a player
   Usage Example(s)
   • He dealt me the Queen of Spades
   Hypernyms(s) deal is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • pass (what does pass mean?)
   • hand (what does hand mean?)
   • reach (what does reach mean?)
   • pass on (what does pass on mean?)
   • turn over (what does turn over mean?)
   • give (what does give mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • dealer (what does dealer mean?)
   • hand (what does hand mean?)
   • deal (what does deal mean?)
   • deal (what does deal mean?)
7. Meaning
   • give out as one’’s portion or share
   Synonym(s)
   • apportion (what does apportion mean?)
   • divvy up (what does divvy up mean?)
   • portion out (what does portion out mean?)
   • share (what does share mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) deal is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • distribute (what does distribute mean?)
   • give out (what does give out mean?)
   • hand out (what does hand out mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • deal (what does deal mean?)
   • parcel (what does parcel mean?)
   • portion (what does portion mean?)
   • share (what does share mean?)
   • partaker (what does partaker mean?)
   • sharer (what does sharer mean?)
   • sharing (what does sharing mean?)
   • share-out (what does share-out mean?)
   Entail(s)
   • separate (what does separate mean?)
   • divide (what does divide mean?)
   • part (what does part mean?)
8. Meaning
   • administer or bestow, as in small portions
   Synonym(s)
   • administer (what does administer mean?)
   • allot (what does allot mean?)
   • deal out (what does deal out mean?)
   • dish out (what does dish out mean?)
   • dispense (what does dispense mean?)
   • distribute (what does distribute mean?)
   • dole out (what does dole out mean?)
   • lot (what does lot mean?)
   • mete out (what does mete out mean?)
   • parcel out (what does parcel out mean?)
   • shell out (what does shell out mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • administer critical remarks to everyone present
   • dole out some money
   • shell out pocket money for the children
   • deal a blow to someone
   Hypernyms(s) deal is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • give (what does give mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • assign (what does assign mean?)
   • allot (what does allot mean?)
   • portion (what does portion mean?)
   • reallot (what does reallot mean?)
   • deal (what does deal mean?)
   • give (what does give mean?)
   • apply (what does apply mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • allotment (what does allotment mean?)
   • apportionment (what does apportionment mean?)
   • apportioning (what does apportioning mean?)
   • allocation (what does allocation mean?)
   • parceling (what does parceling mean?)
   • parcelling (what does parcelling mean?)
   • assignation (what does assignation mean?)
   • dispensation (what does dispensation mean?)
   • dispensation (what does dispensation mean?)
   • dispenser (what does dispenser mean?)
   • dispenser (what does dispenser mean?)
   • deal (what does deal mean?)
   • distribution (what does distribution mean?)
   • allocator (what does allocator mean?)
   • distributor (what does distributor mean?)
   • distributor (what does distributor mean?)
   • distributer (what does distributer mean?)
   • electrical distributor (what does electrical distributor mean?)
9. Meaning
   • take action with respect to (someone or something)
   Usage Example(s)
   • How are we going to deal with this problem?
   • The teacher knew how to deal with these lazy students
   Hypernyms(s) deal is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • act (what does act mean?)
   • move (what does move mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • dealings (what does dealings mean?)
   • traffic (what does traffic mean?)
   • dealing (what does dealing mean?)
10. Meaning
    • behave in a certain way towards others
    Usage Example(s)
    • He deals fairly with his employees
    Hypernyms(s) deal is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • behave (what does behave mean?)
    • acquit (what does acquit mean?)
    • bear (what does bear mean?)
    • deport (what does deport mean?)
    • conduct (what does conduct mean?)
    • comport (what does comport mean?)
    • carry (what does carry mean?)
    Derived(s)
    • relations (what does relations mean?)
    • dealings (what does dealings mean?)
    • dealing (what does dealing mean?)
11. Meaning
    • be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
    Synonym(s)
    • care (what does care mean?)
    • handle (what does handle mean?)
    • manage (what does manage mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • I can deal with this crew of workers
    • This blender can”t handle nuts
    • She managed her parents” affairs after they got too old
    Hypernyms(s) deal is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • control (what does control mean?)
    • command (what does command mean?)
    Hyponym(s)
    • administer (what does administer mean?)
    • administrate (what does administrate mean?)
    • organize (what does organize mean?)
    • organise (what does organise mean?)
    • work (what does work mean?)
    • come to grips (what does come to grips mean?)
    • get to grips (what does get to grips mean?)
    • dispose of (what does dispose of mean?)
    • take care (what does take care mean?)
    • mind (what does mind mean?)
    • coordinate (what does coordinate mean?)
    • juggle (what does juggle mean?)
    • process (what does process mean?)
    • mismanage (what does mismanage mean?)
    • mishandle (what does mishandle mean?)
    • misconduct (what does misconduct mean?)
    • direct (what does direct mean?)
    • conduct (what does conduct mean?)
    • carry on (what does carry on mean?)
    • deal (what does deal mean?)
    • touch (what does touch mean?)
    Derived(s)
    • handler (what does handler mean?)
    • treatment (what does treatment mean?)
    • handling (what does handling mean?)
    • care (what does care mean?)
    • charge (what does charge mean?)
    • tutelage (what does tutelage mean?)
    • guardianship (what does guardianship mean?)
    • management (what does management mean?)
    • direction (what does direction mean?)
12. Meaning
    • direct the course of
    • manage or control
    Synonym(s)
    • carry on (what does carry on mean?)
    • conduct (what does conduct mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • You cannot conduct business like this
    Hypernyms(s) deal is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • manage (what does manage mean?)
    • deal (what does deal mean?)
    • care (what does care mean?)
    • handle (what does handle mean?)
    Hyponym(s)
    • racketeer (what does racketeer mean?)
    Derived(s)
    • hand (what does hand mean?)
    • deal (what does deal mean?)
    • deal (what does deal mean?)
    • transaction (what does transaction mean?)
    • dealing (what does dealing mean?)
    • dealings (what does dealings mean?)
    • transaction (what does transaction mean?)
    • dealing (what does dealing mean?)
    • dealings (what does dealings mean?)
    • conducting (what does conducting mean?)
13. Meaning
    • come to terms or deal successfully with
    Synonym(s)
    • contend (what does contend mean?)
    • cope (what does cope mean?)
    • get by (what does get by mean?)
    • grapple (what does grapple mean?)
    • make do (what does make do mean?)
    • make out (what does make out mean?)
    • manage (what does manage mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • We got by on just a gallon of gas
    • They made do on half a loaf of bread every day
    Hypernyms(s) deal is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • act (what does act mean?)
    • move (what does move mean?)
    Hyponym(s)
    • improvise (what does improvise mean?)
    • extemporize (what does extemporize mean?)
    • fend (what does fend mean?)
    • hack (what does hack mean?)
    • cut (what does cut mean?)
    • scrape along (what does scrape along mean?)
    • scrape by (what does scrape by mean?)
    • scratch along (what does scratch along mean?)
    • squeak by (what does squeak by mean?)
    • squeeze by (what does squeeze by mean?)
    • rub along (what does rub along mean?)
    • meet (what does meet mean?)
    • match (what does match mean?)
    • cope with (what does cope with mean?)
    Derived(s)
    • braving (what does braving mean?)
    • confronting (what does confronting mean?)
    • coping with (what does coping with mean?)
    • grappling (what does grappling mean?)
    • tackling (what does tackling mean?)

DEAL as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • made of fir or pine
   Usage Example(s)
   • a plain deal table
   Similar To
   • woody (what does woody mean?)