deal

	Words	Help

HyperDic is a hyper-dictionary based on WordNet 2.1. This version links 147,249 word forms.

Dictionary	A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z
Shopping	The largest selection of DEAL products: USA, UK, Canada, Deutschland, France.
TV Shop	As seen on TV: Think A Little Different By Dean Graziosi, beauty, diets, exercise, household, kitchen, personal, vitamins, and other popular TV-products.

deal > 22 senses
NOUN	1	deal, trade, business deal	A particular instance of buying or selling
	2	deal, bargain	An agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each
	3	deal, 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	(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
	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
	7	deal	The type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement)
	8	deal	The act of distributing playing cards
	9	deal	The act of apportioning or distributing something
VERB	1	deal, cover, treat, handle, plow, address	Deal with verbally or in some form of artistic expression
	2	deal	Take action with respect to (someone or something)
	3	deal, consider, take, look at	Take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
	4	deal, cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, manage	Come to terms or deal successfully with
	5	deal, distribute, administer, mete out, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out	Administer or bestow, as in small portions
	6	deal, sell, trade	Do business
	7	deal, manage, care, handle	Be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
	8	deal	Behave in a certain way towards others
	9	deal	Distribute to the players in a game
	10	deal, conduct, carry on	Direct the course of
	11	deal, share, divvy up, portion out, apportion	Give out as one's portion or share
	12	deal	Give (a specific card) to a player
	13	deal	Sell

deal > pronunciation
Sounds	diy'l
Rhymes	abele, anneal, appeal, and 61 more rhymes in iyl...

deal > noun 1, act
Meaning	A particular instance of buying or selling.
Examples	"it was a package deal"; "he's a master of the business deal"
Synonyms	trade, business deal
Broader	transaction, dealing, dealings
Narrower	arms deal; penny ante
Verbs	deal; deal

deal > noun 2, communication
Meaning	An agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each.
Examples	"he rose to prominence through a series of shady deals"
Synonyms	bargain
Broader	agreement, understanding

deal > noun 3, quantity
Meaning	(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent.
Examples	"a deal of trouble"
Synonyms	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
Broader	large indefinite quantity, large indefinite amount
Narrower	flood, inundation, deluge, torrent; haymow

deal > noun 4, substance
Meaning	A plank of softwood (fir or pine board).
Broader	board, plank

deal > noun 5, substance
Meaning	Wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir).
Synonyms	softwood
Broader	wood
Narrower	pulpwood

deal > noun 6, group
Meaning	The cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time.
Synonyms	hand
Parts	long suit
Broader	collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
Narrower	bridge hand; poker hand
Verbs	deal; deal; deal

deal > noun 7, event
Meaning	The type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement).
Examples	"he got a good deal on his car"
Broader	result, resultant, final result, outcome, termination
Narrower	fair deal, square deal; raw deal
Verbs	deal

deal > noun 8, act
Meaning	The act of distributing playing cards.
Examples	"the deal was passed around the table clockwise"
Part of	card game, cards
Category	card game, cards
Broader	distribution
Narrower	misdeal
Verbs	deal; deal

deal > noun 9, act
Meaning	The act of apportioning or distributing something.
Examples	"the captain was entrusted with the deal of provisions"
Broader	allotment, apportionment, apportioning, allocation, parceling, parcelling, assignation
Narrower	new deal
Verbs	deal; deal

deal > verb 1, communication
Meaning	Deal with verbally or in some form of artistic expression.
Pattern	Somebody ----s PP; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Examples	"This book deals with incest"
Synonyms	cover, treat, handle, plow, address
Similar to	treat, handle, do by; embrace, encompass, comprehend, cover
Broader	broach, initiate
Narrower	theologize, theologise; discourse, talk about, discuss

deal > verb 2, social
Meaning	Take action with respect to (someone or something).
Pattern	Somebody ----s PP
Examples	"How are we going to deal with this problem?"; "The teacher knew how to deal with these lazy students"
Broader	act, move
Nouns	dealings; dealing

deal > verb 3, cognition
Meaning	Take into consideration for exemplifying purposes.
Pattern	Somebody ----s PP; Somebody ----s something
Synonyms	consider, take, look at
Broader	think about
Narrower	contemplate; dally, trifle, play; abstract; warm to

deal > verb 4, social
Meaning	Come to terms or deal successfully with.
Pattern	Somebody ----s PP
Synonyms	cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, manage
Broader	act, move
Narrower	improvise, extemporize; fend; hack, cut; scrape along, scrape by, scratch along, squeak by, squeeze by, rub along; meet, match, cope with

deal > verb 5, possession
Meaning	Administer or bestow, as in small portions.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody
Examples	"deal a blow to someone"
Synonyms	distribute, administer, mete out, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out
Broader	give
Narrower	assign, allot, portion; reallot; deal; give, apply
Nouns	deal

deal > verb 6, possession
Meaning	Do business. Offer for sale as for one's livelihood.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s PP
Examples	"She deals in gold"
Synonyms	sell, trade
Similar to	deal; sell
Category	commerce, commercialism, mercantilism
Broader	transact
See also	trade; deal out
Narrower	push; deal; black marketeer; pyramid; market; peddle, monger, huckster, hawk, vend, pitch
Nouns	dealing, dealings; dealer; dealer; deal; dealer

deal > verb 7, social
Meaning	Be in charge of, act on, or dispose of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s PP; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Examples	"I can deal with this crew of workers"
Synonyms	manage, care, handle
Broader	control, command
Narrower	administer, administrate; organize, organise; work; come to grips, get to grips; dispose of; take care, mind; coordinate; juggle; process; mismanage, mishandle, misconduct; direct; conduct, carry on, deal; touch

deal > verb 8, social
Meaning	Behave in a certain way towards others.
Pattern	Somebody ----s PP
Examples	"He deals fairly with his employees"
Broader	behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry
Nouns	dealings; dealing

deal > verb 9, possession
Meaning	Distribute to the players in a game.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Examples	"Who's dealing?"
Similar to	deal
Category	card game, cards
Broader	distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out
Narrower	misdeal
Nouns	deal; dealer; deal

deal > verb 10, social
Meaning	Direct the course of. Manage or control.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonyms	conduct, carry on
Broader	manage, deal, care, handle
Narrower	racketeer
Nouns	dealing, dealings; deal; deal

deal > verb 11, possession
Meaning	Give out as one's portion or share.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP
Synonyms	share, divvy up, portion out, apportion
Broader	distribute, give out, hand out, pass out
Entails	separate, divide, part
Entailed by	admeasure
Nouns	deal

deal > verb 12, possession
Meaning	Give (a specific card) to a player.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something to somebody
Examples	"He dealt me the Queen of Spades"
Similar to	deal
Category	card game, cards
Broader	pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give
Nouns	deal; dealer; deal

deal > verb 13, possession
Meaning	Sell.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"deal hashish"
Similar to	deal, sell, trade
Category	commerce, commercialism, mercantilism
Broader	deal, sell, trade
Nouns	dealer; dealer; deal

Privacy · Robots · Valid XHTML