deal

(dēl)

1. To give out as a share or portion; apportion.
2. To distribute among several recipients. See Synonyms at distribute.
3. To sell: deal prescriptions; deal cocaine.
4. To administer; deliver: dealt him a blow to the stomach.
5. Games
   a. To distribute (playing cards) among players.
   b. To give (a specific card) to a player while so distributing.

1. To be occupied or concerned: a book that deals with the Middle Ages.
2. To behave in a specified way toward another or others; have transactions: deal honestly with competitors.
3. To take action with respect to someone or something: The committee will deal with this complaint. See Synonyms at treat.
4. To do business; trade: dealing in diamonds.
5. Games To distribute playing cards.
6. Slang To buy and sell drugs, especially illegally.
7. Slang To cope: You've got no choice—just deal with it!

1. The act or a round of apportioning or distributing.
2. Games
   a. Distribution of playing cards.
   b. The cards so distributed; a hand.
   c. The right or turn of a player to distribute the cards.
   d. The playing of one hand.
3. An indefinite quantity, extent, or degree: has a great deal of experience.
4. An agreement often arranged secretly, as in business or politics.
5. a. A business transaction.
   b. An agreement, especially one that is mutually beneficial. See Synonyms at bargain.
6. Informal A sale favorable especially to the buyer; a bargain.
7. Informal Treatment received: a raw deal; a fair deal.

(dēl)

1. a. A fir or pine board cut to standard dimensions.
   b. Such boards or planks considered as a group.
2. Fir or pine wood.