[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

deal \deal\, v. t. imp.  p. p. dealt de^lt; p. pr.  vb.
   n. dealing. oe. delen, as. d=aelan, fr. d=ael share;
   akin to os. d=elian, d. deelen, g. theilen, teilen, icel.
   deila, sw. dela, dan. dele, goth. dailjan. see deal, n.
   1. to divide; to separate in portions; hence, to give in
      portions; to distribute; to bestow successively; --
      sometimes with out.
      1913 webster

            is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry? --is.
                                                  lviii. 7.
      1913 webster

            and rome deals out her blessings and her gold.
                                                  --tickell.
      1913 webster

            the nightly mallet deals resounding blows. --gay.
      1913 webster

            hissing through the skies, the feathery deaths were
            dealt.                                --dryden.
      1913 webster

   2. specifically: to distribute, as cards, to the players at
      the commencement of a game; as, to deal the cards; to deal
      one a jack.
      1913 webster
see also:
dealt dealing deal 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

dealt
     see deal
see also:
deal 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

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

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