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DEAL, v.t. pret. and pp. dealt, pron. delt.
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DEAL, n. [Sax. dæl, dal, gedal; Ir. dal; D. deel; G. theil; Dan. deel; Sw. del; Russ. dolia. See the verb.]- Literally, a division; a part or portion; hence, an indefinite quantity, degree or extent; as, a deal of time and trouble; a deal of cold; a deal of space. Formerly it was limited by some, as some deal; but this is now obsolete or vulgar. In general, we now qualify the word with great, as, a great deal of labor; a great deal of time and pains; a great deal of land. In the phrases, it is a great deal better or worse, the words, great deal, serve as modifiers of the sense of better and worse. The true construction is, it is, by a great deal, better; it is better by a great deal, that is, by a great part or difference.
- The division or distribution of cards; the art or practice of dealing cards.
The deal, the shuffle, and the cut. – Swift.
- The division of a piece of timber made by sawing; a board or plank; a sense much more used in England than in the United States.
DEAL, v.i.- To traffick; to trade; to negotiate.
They buy and sell, they deal and traffick. – South.
- To act between man and man; to intervene; to transact or negotiate between men.
He that deals between man and man, raiseth his own credit with both. – Bacon.
- To behave well or ill; to act; to conduct one's self in relation to others.
Thou shalt not steal, nor deal falsely, nor lie. – Lev. xix.
- To distribute cards.
To deal by, to treat, either well or ill; as, to deal well by domestics.
Such one deals not fairly by his own mind. – Locke.
To deal in, to have to do with; to be engaged in; to practice. They deal in political matters; they deal in low humor.
#2. To trade in; as, to deal in silks, or in cutlery.
To deal with, to treat in any manner; to use well or ill.
Now will we deal worse with thee. – Gen. xix.
Return … and I will deal well with thee. – Gen. xxxii.
#2. To contend with; to treat with, by way of opposition, check or correction; as, he has turbulent passions to deal with.
#3. To treat with by way of discipline, in ecclesiastical affairs; to admonish.
DEAL, v.t. [pret. and pp. dealt, pron. delt. Sax. dælan, bedælan, gedælan; Goth. dailyan; Sw. dela; Dan. deeler; G. theilen; D. deelen; bedeelen; Russ. delyu; W. dydoli, to separate; dy and tawl, separation, a throwing off, tawlu, to throw off, to separate; Ir. and Gael. dailim, to give; dail, a part, Eng. dole; Heb. and Ch. בדל to separate or divide; Ar. بَدَلَ badala, to exchange, or give in exchange; بَذَلَ badhala, to give, to yield. Qu. W. gozoli, to endow. There is a remarkable coincidence between the Shemitic word and the Sax. and Dutch, bedælan, bedeelen. The Welsh tawlu gives the true original sense.]- To divide; to part; to separate: hence, to divide in portions; to distribute; often followed by out.
Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry. – Is. lviii.
And Rome deals out her blessings and her gold. – Tickel.
- To scatter; to throw about; as, to deal out feathered deaths. – Dryden.
- To throw out in succession; to give one after another; as, to deal out blows.
- To distribute the cards of a pack to the players.
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Deal
- A part or
portion; a share; hence, an indefinite quantity, degree, or extent,
degree, or extent; as, a deal of time and trouble; a
deal of cold.
- To divide; to separate in portions; hence, to
give in portions; to distribute; to bestow successively; -- sometimes
with out.
- To
make distribution; to share out in portions, as cards to the
players.
- The process of dealing cards to the
players; also, the portion disturbed.
- Specifically: To distribute, as cards, to
the players at the commencement of a game; as, to deal the
cards; to deal one a jack.
- To do a distributing or retailing
business, as distinguished from that of a manufacturer or producer;
to traffic; to trade; to do business; as, he deals in
flour.
- Distribution; apportionment.
- To act as an intermediary in business or
any affairs; to manage; to make arrangements; -- followed by
between or with.
- An arrangement to attain a desired result
by a combination of interested parties; -- applied to stock
speculations and political bargains.
- To conduct one's self; to behave or act in
any affair or towards any one; to treat.
- The division of a piece of timber made
by sawing; a board or plank; particularly, a board or plank of fir or
pine above seven inches in width, and exceeding six feet in length.
If narrower than this, it is called a batten; if shorter, a
deal end.
- To contend (with); to treat (with), by way
of opposition, check, or correction; as, he has turbulent passions to
deal with.
- Wood of the pine or fir; as, a floor of
deal.
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Deal DEAL, verb transitive preterit tense and participle passive dealt, pronoun delt. 1. To divide; to part; to separate; hence, to divide in portions; to distribute; often followed by out. Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry? Isaiah 1:8. And Rome deals out her blessing and her gold. 2. To scatter; to throw about; as, to deal out feathered deaths. 3. To throw out in succession; to give one after another; as, to deal out blows. 4. To distribute the cards of a pack to the players. DEAL, verb intransitive 1. To traffick; to trade; to negotiate. They buy and sell, they deal and traffick. 2. To act between man and man; to intervene; to transact or negotiate between men. He that deals between man and man, raiseth his own credit with both. 3. To behave well or ill; to act; to conduct one's self in relation to others. Thou shalt not steal, nor deal falsely, not lie. Leviticus 19:11. 4. To distribute cards. To deal by, to treat, either well or ill; as, to deal well by domestics. Such an one deals not fairly by his own mind. To deal in, to have to do with ; to be engaged in; to practice. They deal in political matters; they deal in low humor. 2. To trade in; as, to deal in silks, or in cutlery. To deal with, to treat in any manner; to use well or ill. Now we will deal worse with thee. Genesis 19:9. Return-and I will deal well with thee. Genesis 32:9. 3. To contend with; to treat with, by way of opposition, check or correction; as, he has turbulent passions to deal with. 4. To treat with by way of discipline, in ecclesiastical affairs; to admonish. DEAL, n, 1. Literally, a division; a part or portion; hence, an indefinite quantity, degree or extent; as a deal of time and trouble; a deal of cold; a deal of space. Formerly it was limited by some, as some deal; but this is now obsolete or vulgar. In general, we now qualify the word with great, as a great deal of labor; a great deal of time and pains; a great deal of land. In the phrases, it is a great deal better or worse, the words, great deal serve as modifiers of the sense of better and worse. The true construction is, it is, by a great deal better; it is better by a great deal that is, by a great part or difference. 2. The division or distribution of cards; the art or practice of dealing cards. The deal the shuffle, and the cut. 3. The division of a piece of timber made by sawing; a board or plank; a sense much more used in England than in the U. States. |
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