• the act of apportioning or distributing something; "the captain was entrusted with the Deal of provisions"
• the act of distributing playing cards; "the Deal was passed around the table clockwise"
• 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"
• 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"
• the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement); "he got a good Deal on his car"
• 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"
• (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"
• wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir)
• a plank of softwood (fir or pine board)
• take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case"
• 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"
• do business; offer for sale as for one''s livelihood; "She Deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes"
• sell; "Deal hashish"
• distribute to the players in a game; "Who''s Dealing?"
• give (a specific card) to a player; "He Dealt me the Queen of Spades"
• give out as one''s portion or share
• 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"
• 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"
• behave in a certain way towards others; "He Deals fairly with his employees"
• 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"
• direct the course of; manage or control; "You cannot conduct business like this"
• 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"
• made of fir or pine; "a plain Deal table"

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