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I. deal1 (dēl)v. dealt, (dĕlt) deal·ing, dealsv. tr. 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.v. intr. 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!n. 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. [Middle English delen, from Old English dǣlan, to divide, share. See dail- in Indo-European Roots.] II. deal2 (dēl)n. 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. [Middle English dele, from Middle Dutch, and Middle Low German dele, plank.]
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