Noun:
1: business deal, deal, trade 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"
2: bargain, 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"
3: whole slew, deal, raft, mess, tidy sum, peck, muckle, spate, mickle, pile, flock, heap, great deal, wad, plenty, sight, mint, mass, slew, pot, whole lot, lot, hatful, good deal, batch, stack, quite a little (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"
4: deal a plank of softwood (fir or pine board)
5: deal, softwood wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir)
6: deal, hand 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"
7: deal the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement); "he got a good deal on his car"
8: deal the act of distributing playing cards; "the deal was passed around the table clockwise"
9: deal the act of apportioning or distributing something; "the captain was entrusted with the deal of provisions"
Verb:
1: deal, treat, cover, handle, plow, address 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"
2: deal 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"
3: deal, look at, take, consider take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case"
4: make do, grapple, deal, cope, get by, manage, make out, contend 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"
5: mete out, parcel out, dish out, dispense, shell out, administer, dole out, deal, allot, deal out, lot, distribute 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"
6: sell, deal, trade do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood; "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes"
7: manage, handle, care, deal 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"
8: deal behave in a certain way towards others; "He deals fairly with his employees"
9: deal distribute to the players in a game; "Who's dealing?"
10: deal, conduct, carry on direct the course of; manage or control; "You cannot conduct business like this"
11: deal, apportion, divvy up, portion out, share give out as one's portion or share
12: deal give (a specific card) to a player; "He dealt me the Queen of Spades"
13: deal sell; "deal hashish"