Deal definition

Deal as a verb

1. act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

   "This book deals with incest"

   Same sense: cover, address, handle, treat, plow

2. take into consideration for exemplifying purposes

   Same sense: take, look at, consider

3. take action with respect to (someone or something)

   "How are we going to deal with this problem?"

4. succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available

   Same sense: get by, make out, make do, manage, cope, contend, grapple

5. administer or bestow, as in small portions

   "deal a blow to someone"

   Same sense: lot, deal out, shell out, dish out, distribute, parcel out, administer, dole out

6. do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood

   "She deals in gold"

   Same sense: trade, sell

7. be in charge of, act on, or dispose of

   "I can deal with this crew of workers"

   Same sense: care, handle, manage

8. behave in a certain way towards others

   "He deals fairly with his employees"

9. distribute cards to the players in a game

   "Who's dealing?"

10. direct the course of; manage or control

    Same sense: carry on, conduct

11. give out as one's portion or share

    Same sense: share, portion out, divvy up, apportion

12. give (a specific card) to a player

    "He dealt me the Queen of Spades"

13. sell (especially of illegal material)

    "deal hashish"

Deal as a noun

14. a particular instance of buying or selling

    "it was a package deal"

    Same sense: trade, business deal

15. an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each

    "he rose to prominence through a series of shady deals"

    Same sense: bargain

16. (often followed by ‘of’) a large number or amount or extent

    "a deal of trouble"

    Same sense: lot, good deal, great deal, quite a little, mass, mountain, plenty, mess

17. a plank of softwood (fir or pine board)

18. wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir)

    Same sense: softwood

19. the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time

    Same sense: hand

20. the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement)

    "he got a good deal on his car"

21. the act of distributing playing cards

    "the deal was passed around the table clockwise"

22. the act of apportioning or distributing something

    "the captain was entrusted with the deal of provisions"

Synonyms and antonyms

• cover definition
• address
• handle
• treat
• plow
• take definition
• look at
• consider
• get by
• make out
• make do
• manage
• cope
• contend
• grapple
• lot definition
• deal out
• shell out
• dish out
• distribute
• parcel out
• administer
• dole out
• trade definition

All synonyms of deal, sense by sense

How to say deal

Deal has 1 syllable and rhymes with feel. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with deal

• feel
• real
• steel
• appeal
• wheel
• meal
• ideal
• reveal
• steal
• seal
• heal
• automobile

DEAL in word games

Scrabble

5

Words With Friends

6

Anagrams

3

Is DEAL a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check DEAL in the word checker, or unscramble DEAL to see its 3 anagrams and the shorter words in its letters.