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Quick definitions from WordNet (deal)
▸ noun: the act of apportioning or distributing something ("The captain was entrusted with the deal of provisions")
▸ noun: the act of distributing playing cards ("The deal was passed around the table clockwise")
▸ noun: a particular instance of buying or selling ("It was a package deal")
▸ noun: the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement) ("He got a good deal on his car")
▸ noun: a plank of softwood (fir or pine board)
▸ noun: an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each ("He rose to prominence through a series of shady deals")
▸ noun: the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time
▸ noun: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent ("A deal of trouble")
▸ noun: wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir)
▸ verb: do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood ("She deals in gold")
▸ verb: sell ("Deal hashish")
▸ verb: distribute to the players in a game ("Who's dealing?")
▸ verb: give (a specific card) to a player ("He dealt me the Queen of Spades")
▸ verb: take action with respect to (someone or something) ("How are we going to deal with this problem?")
▸ verb: behave in a certain way towards others ("He deals fairly with his employees")
▸ verb: be in charge of, act on, or dispose of ("I can deal with this crew of workers")
▸ verb: direct the course of; manage or control
▸ verb: take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
▸ verb: administer or bestow, as in small portions ("Deal a blow to someone")
▸ verb: give out as one's portion or share
▸ verb: deal with verbally or in some form of artistic expression ("This book deals with incest")
▸ verb: come to terms or deal successfully with
▸ adjective: made of fir or pine ("A plain deal table")
▸ name: A surname (common: 1 in 11111 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #1434)
▸ Also see deal
▸ noun: the act of apportioning or distributing something ("The captain was entrusted with the deal of provisions")
▸ noun: the act of distributing playing cards ("The deal was passed around the table clockwise")
▸ noun: a particular instance of buying or selling ("It was a package deal")
▸ noun: the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement) ("He got a good deal on his car")
▸ noun: a plank of softwood (fir or pine board)
▸ noun: an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each ("He rose to prominence through a series of shady deals")
▸ noun: the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time
▸ noun: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent ("A deal of trouble")
▸ noun: wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir)
▸ verb: do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood ("She deals in gold")
▸ verb: sell ("Deal hashish")
▸ verb: distribute to the players in a game ("Who's dealing?")
▸ verb: give (a specific card) to a player ("He dealt me the Queen of Spades")
▸ verb: take action with respect to (someone or something) ("How are we going to deal with this problem?")
▸ verb: behave in a certain way towards others ("He deals fairly with his employees")
▸ verb: be in charge of, act on, or dispose of ("I can deal with this crew of workers")
▸ verb: direct the course of; manage or control
▸ verb: take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
▸ verb: administer or bestow, as in small portions ("Deal a blow to someone")
▸ verb: give out as one's portion or share
▸ verb: deal with verbally or in some form of artistic expression ("This book deals with incest")
▸ verb: come to terms or deal successfully with
▸ adjective: made of fir or pine ("A plain deal table")
▸ name: A surname (common: 1 in 11111 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #1434)
▸ Also see deal