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DEAL

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Irregular inflected form: dealt   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of apportioning or distributing something

Example:

the captain was entrusted with the deal of provisions

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("deal" is a kind of...):

allocation; allotment; apportioning; apportionment; assignation; parceling; parcelling (the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "deal"):

new deal (a reapportioning of something)

Derivation:

deal (give out as one's portion or share)

deal (administer or bestow, as in small portions)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The act of distributing playing cards

Example:

the deal was passed around the table clockwise

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("deal" is a kind of...):

distribution (the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning)

Domain category:

card game; cards (a game played with playing cards)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "deal"):

misdeal (an incorrect deal)

Holonyms ("deal" is a part of...):

card game; cards (a game played with playing cards)

Derivation:

deal (distribute cards to the players in a game)

deal (give (a specific card) to a player)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A particular instance of buying or selling

Example:

he's a master of the business deal

Synonyms:

business deal; deal; trade

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("deal" is a kind of...):

dealing; dealings; transaction (the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "deal"):

arms deal (a deal to provide military arms)

penny ante (a business deal on a trivial scale)

Derivation:

deal (do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood)

deal (sell)

Sense 4

Meaning:

An agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each

Example:

he rose to prominence through a series of shady deals

Synonyms:

bargain; deal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("deal" is a kind of...):

agreement; understanding (the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises)

Sense 5

Meaning:

The type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement)

Example:

he got a good deal on his car

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("deal" is a kind of...):

final result; outcome; result; resultant; termination (something that results)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "deal"):

fair deal; square deal (fair treatment)

raw deal (unfair treatment)

Derivation:

deal (direct the course of; manage or control)

Sense 6

Meaning:

The cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time

Example:

he kept trying to see my hand

Synonyms:

deal; hand

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("deal" is a kind of...):

accumulation; aggregation; assemblage; collection (several things grouped together or considered as a whole)

Meronyms (parts of "deal"):

long suit (in a hand, the suit having the most cards)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "deal"):

bridge hand (the cards held in a game of bridge)

poker hand (the 5 cards held in a game of poker)

Derivation:

deal (direct the course of; manage or control)

deal (give (a specific card) to a player)

deal (distribute cards to the players in a game)

Sense 7

Meaning:

(often followed by 'of') a large number or amount or extent

Example:

a wad of money

Synonyms:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("deal" is a kind of...):

large indefinite amount; large indefinite quantity (an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "deal"):

haymow (a mass of hay piled up in a barn for preservation)

deluge; flood; inundation; torrent (an overwhelming number or amount)

Sense 8

Meaning:

Wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir)

Synonyms:

deal; softwood

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("deal" is a kind of...):

wood (the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "deal"):

pulpwood (softwood used to make paper)

Sense 9

Meaning:

A plank of softwood (fir or pine board)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("deal" is a kind of...):

board; plank (a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Take into consideration for exemplifying purposes

Example:

Consider the following case

Synonyms:

consider; deal; look at; take

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "deal" is one way to...):

think about (have on one's mind, think about actively)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "deal"):

contemplate (consider as a possibility)

dally; play; trifle (consider not very seriously)

abstract (consider apart from a particular case or instance)

warm to (become excited about)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP

Sense 2

Meaning:

Act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

Example:

The new book treats the history of China

Synonyms:

address; cover; deal; handle; plow; treat

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "deal" is one way to...):

broach; initiate (bring up a topic for discussion)

Verb group:

do by; handle; treat (interact in a certain way)

comprehend; cover; embrace; encompass (include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "deal"):

theologise; theologize (treat from a theological viewpoint or render theological in character)

discourse; discuss; talk about (to consider or examine in speech or writing)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s PP

Sense 3

Meaning:

Do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood

Example:

The brothers sell shoes

Synonyms:

deal; sell; trade

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "deal" is one way to...):

transact (conduct business)

Verb group:

deal (sell)

sell (be sold at a certain price or in a certain way)

Domain category:

commerce; commercialism; mercantilism (transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services))

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "deal"):

hawk; huckster; monger; peddle; pitch; vend (sell or offer for sale from place to place)

market (deal in a market)

pyramid (use or deal in (as of stock or commercial transaction) in a pyramid deal)

black marketeer (deal on the black market)

deal (sell)

push (sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs))

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP

Also:

deal out (administer or bestow, as in small portions)

trade (engage in the trade of)

Derivation:

deal (a particular instance of buying or selling)

dealer (a firm engaged in trading)

dealer (the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account)

dealer (someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold)

dealing; dealings (the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities))

Sense 4

Meaning:

Sell

Example:

deal hashish

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "deal" is one way to...):

deal; sell; trade (do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood)

Verb group:

deal; sell; trade (do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood)

Domain category:

commerce; commercialism; mercantilism (transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services))

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

dealer (a seller of illicit goods)

dealer (a firm engaged in trading)

deal (a particular instance of buying or selling)

Sense 5

Meaning:

Distribute cards to the players in a game

Example:

Who's dealing?

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "deal" is one way to...):

administer; allot; deal; deal out; dish out; dispense; distribute; dole out; lot; mete out; parcel out; shell out (administer or bestow, as in small portions)

Verb group:

deal (give (a specific card) to a player)

Domain category:

card game; cards (a game played with playing cards)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "deal"):

misdeal (deal cards wrongly)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

deal (the act of distributing playing cards)

deal (the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time)

dealer (the person who distributes the playing cards in a card game)

Sense 6

Meaning:

Give (a specific card) to a player

Example:

He dealt me the Queen of Spades

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "deal" is one way to...):

give; hand; pass; pass on; reach; turn over (place into the hands or custody of)

Verb group:

deal (distribute cards to the players in a game)

Domain category:

card game; cards (a game played with playing cards)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something to somebody

Derivation:

deal (the act of distributing playing cards)

deal (the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time)

dealer (the person who distributes the playing cards in a card game)

Sense 7

Meaning:

Give out as one's portion or share

Synonyms:

apportion; deal; divvy up; portion out; share

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "deal" is one way to...):

distribute; give out; hand out; pass out (give to several people)

"Deal" entails doing...:

divide; part; separate (come apart)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

Derivation:

deal (the act of apportioning or distributing something)

Sense 8

Meaning:

Administer or bestow, as in small portions

Example:

the machine dispenses soft drinks

Synonyms:

administer; allot; deal; deal out; dish out; dispense; distribute; dole out; lot; mete out; parcel out; shell out

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "deal" is one way to...):

give (transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "deal"):

allot; assign; portion (give out)

reallot (allot again)

deal (distribute cards to the players in a game)

apply; give (give or convey physically)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

Derivation:

deal (the act of apportioning or distributing something)

Sense 9

Meaning:

Take action with respect to (someone or something)

Example:

The teacher knew how to deal with these lazy students

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "deal" is one way to...):

act; move (perform an action, or work out or perform (an action))

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

dealing (method or manner of conduct in relation to others)

dealings (social or verbal interchange (usually followed by 'with'))

Sense 10

Meaning:

Behave in a certain way towards others

Example:

He deals fairly with his employees

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "deal" is one way to...):

acquit; bear; behave; carry; comport; conduct; deport (behave in a certain manner)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

dealing (method or manner of conduct in relation to others)

dealings (mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups)

Sense 11

Meaning:

Be in charge of, act on, or dispose of

Example:

She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old

Synonyms:

care; deal; handle; manage

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "deal" is one way to...):

command; control (exercise authoritative control or power over)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "deal"):

touch (deal with; usually used with a form of negation)

carry on; conduct; deal (direct the course of; manage or control)

direct (be in charge of)

misconduct; mishandle; mismanage (manage badly or incompetently)

process (deal with in a routine way)

juggle (deal with simultaneously)

coordinate (bring into common action, movement, or condition)

mind; take care (be in charge of or deal with)

dispose of (deal with or settle)

come to grips; get to grips (deal with (a problem or a subject))

work (cause to operate or function)

organise; organize (cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea)

administer; administrate (work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s PP

Sense 12

Meaning:

Direct the course of; manage or control

Example:

You cannot conduct business like this

Synonyms:

carry on; conduct; deal

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "deal" is one way to...):

care; deal; handle; manage (be in charge of, act on, or dispose of)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "deal"):

racketeer (carry on illegal business activities involving crime)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

deal (the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement))

deal (the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time)

dealing; dealings (the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities))

Sense 13

Meaning:

Succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available

Example:

They made do on half a loaf of bread every day

Synonyms:

contend; cope; deal; get by; grapple; make do; make out; manage

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "deal" is one way to...):

act; move (perform an action, or work out or perform (an action))

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "deal"):

extemporize; improvise (manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand)

fend (try to manage without help)

cut; hack (be able to manage or manage successfully)

rub along; scrape along; scrape by; scratch along; squeak by; squeeze by (manage one's existence barely)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s PP

Credits

 Context examples: 

We have now to deal with a new factor: Madam Mina.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

With a book he was regardless of time; and on the present occasion he had a good deal of curiosity as to the event of an evening which had raised such splendid expectations.

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)

Then the man advanced and deliberately dealt him a frightful blow on the nose.

(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)

People with personality disorders have trouble dealing with everyday stresses and problems.

(Personality Disorders, NIH)

Science that deals with the characteristics, effects, and uses of drugs and their interactions with living organisms.

(Pharmacology, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

It deals with how the body will actually absorb/receive the drug.

(Performed Substance Administration Route Of Administration Code, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)

A branch of biology which deals with parasitic organisms with a strong emphasis on their role in disease.

(Parasitology, NCI Thesaurus)

It can also help you deal with the side effects of the medical treatments you're receiving.

(Palliative Care, NIH: National Institute of Nursing Research)

The branch of pharmacology that deals with the mechanism of action and biochemical and physiological effects of drug-drug interactions.

(Pharmacology: Pharmacodynamic Drug Interactions, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The branch of pharmacology that deals with the biochemical and physiological effects of a drug and the mechanism of drug action in relation to its desired therapeutic target.

(Pharmacology: Primary Pharmacodynamics, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

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