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English noun: deal | |||
| 1. | deal (act) a particular instance of buying or selling | ||
| Samples | It was a package deal. I had no further trade with him. He's a master of the business deal. | ||
| Synonyms | business deal, trade | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | dealing, dealings, transaction | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | arms deal, penny ante | ||
| 2. | deal (communication) an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each | ||
| Samples | He made a bargain with the devil. He rose to prominence through a series of shady deals. | ||
| Synonyms | bargain | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | agreement, understanding | ||
| 3. | deal (quantity) (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | 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 | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | deluge, flood, haymow, inundation, torrent | ||
| 4. | deal (substance) a plank of softwood (fir or pine board) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | board, plank | ||
| 5. | deal (substance) wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir) | ||
| Synonyms | softwood | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | wood | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | pulpwood | ||
| 6. | deal (group) the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time | ||
| Samples | I didn't hold a good hand all evening. He kept trying to see my hand. | ||
| Synonyms | hand | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bridge hand, poker hand | ||
| Part holonym | long suit | ||
| 7. | deal (event) the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement) | ||
| Samples | He got a good deal on his car. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | final result, outcome, result, resultant, termination | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | fair deal, raw deal, square deal | ||
| 8. | deal (act) the act of distributing playing cards | ||
| Samples | The deal was passed around the table clockwise. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | distribution | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | misdeal | ||
| Part meronym | card game, cards | ||
| Domain category | card game, cards | ||
| 9. | deal (act) the act of apportioning or distributing something | ||
| Samples | The captain was entrusted with the deal of provisions. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | allocation, allotment, apportioning, apportionment, assignation, parceling, parcelling | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | new deal | ||
English verb: deal | |||
| 1. | deal (communication) act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression | ||
| Samples | This book deals with incest. The course covered all of Western Civilization. The new book treats the history of China. | ||
| Synonyms | address, cover, handle, plow, treat | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | broach, initiate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | discourse, discuss, talk about, theologise, theologize | ||
| Verb group | comprehend, cover, do by, embrace, encompass, handle, treat | ||
| 2. | deal (cognition) take into consideration for exemplifying purposes | ||
| Samples | Take the case of China. Consider the following case. | ||
| Synonyms | consider, look at, take | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | think about | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | abstract, contemplate, dally, play, trifle, warm to | ||
| 3. | deal (social) take action with respect to (someone or something) | ||
| Samples | How are we going to deal with this problem?. The teacher knew how to deal with these lazy students. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | act, move | ||
| 4. | deal (social) come to terms with | ||
| Samples | We got by on just a gallon of gas. They made do on half a loaf of bread every day. | ||
| Synonyms | contend, cope, get by, grapple, make do, make out, manage | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | act, move | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cope with, cut, extemporize, fend, hack, improvise, match, meet, rub along, scrape along, scrape by, scratch along, squeak by, squeeze by | ||
| 5. | deal (possession) administer or bestow, as in small portions | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | administer, allot, deal out, dish out, dispense, distribute, dole out, lot, mete out, parcel out, shell out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | give | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | allot, apply, assign, deal, give, portion, reallot | ||
| 6. | deal (possession) do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood | ||
| Samples | She deals in gold. The brothers sell shoes. | ||
| Synonyms | sell, trade | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | transact | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | black marketeer, deal, hawk, huckster, market, monger, peddle, pitch, push, pyramid, vend | ||
| Verb group | deal, sell | ||
| Domain category | commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | ||
| 7. | deal (social) be in charge of, act on, or dispose of | ||
| Samples | I can deal with this crew of workers. This blender can't handle nuts. She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old. | ||
| Synonyms | care, handle, manage | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | command, control | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | administer, administrate, carry on, come to grips, conduct, coordinate, deal, direct, dispose of, get to grips, juggle, mind, misconduct, mishandle, mismanage, organise, organize, process, take care, touch, work | ||
| 8. | deal (social) behave in a certain way towards others | ||
| Samples | He deals fairly with his employees. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | acquit, bear, behave, carry, comport, conduct, deport | ||
| 9. | deal (possession) distribute cards to the players in a game | ||
| Samples | Who's dealing?. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | administer, allot, deal, deal out, dish out, dispense, distribute, dole out, lot, mete out, parcel out, shell out | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | misdeal | ||
| Verb group | deal | ||
| Domain category | card game, cards | ||
| 10. | deal (social) direct the course of; manage or control | ||
| Samples | You cannot conduct business like this. | ||
| Synonyms | carry on, conduct | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | care, deal, handle, manage | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | racketeer | ||
| 11. | deal (possession) give out as one's portion or share | ||
| Synonyms | apportion, divvy up, portion out, share | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | distribute, give out, hand out, pass out | ||
| Entail | divide, part, separate | ||
| 12. | deal (possession) give (a specific card) to a player | ||
| Samples | He dealt me the Queen of Spades. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | give, hand, pass, pass on, reach, turn over | ||
| Verb group | deal | ||
| Domain category | card game, cards | ||
| 13. | deal (possession) sell | ||
| Samples | Deal hashish. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | deal, sell, trade | ||
| Verb group | deal, sell, trade | ||
| Domain category | commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | ||
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