deal in WordNet English dictionary

1. act on 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"
   cover  treat  handle  plow  deal  address 
   
2. 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"; "the machine dispenses soft drinks"
   distribute  administer  mete out  deal  parcel out  lot  dispense  shell out  deal out  dish out  allot  dole out 
   
3. give out as one's portion or share
   share  divvy up  portion out  apportion  deal 
   
4. 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"
   manage  deal  care  handle 
   
5. direct the course of; manage or control
   "You cannot conduct business like this"
   conduct  carry on  deal 
   
6. take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
   "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case"
   consider  take  deal  look at 
   
7. come to terms with
   "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"
   cope  get by  make out  make do  contend  grapple  deal  manage 
   
8. do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood
   "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes"
   deal  sell  trade 
   
9. distribute cards to the players in a game
   "Who's dealing?"
   deal 
   
10. give (a specific card) to a player
    "He dealt me the Queen of Spades"
    deal 
    
11. sell
    "deal hashish"
    deal 
    
12. behave in a certain way towards others
    "He deals fairly with his employees"
    deal 
    
13. 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"
    deal 
    

1. 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"
   bargain  deal 
   
2. (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"; "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"
   batch  deal  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 
   
3. 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"
   deal  trade  business deal 
   
4. the act of distributing playing cards
   "the deal was passed around the table clockwise"
   deal 
   
5. the act of apportioning or distributing something
   "the captain was entrusted with the deal of provisions"
   deal 
   
6. the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement)
   "he got a good deal on his car"
   deal 
   
7. 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"
   hand  deal 
   
8. a plank of softwood (fir or pine board)
   deal 
   
9. wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir)
   softwood  deal