deal
Part of speech: noun
verb
adj
Morphological type: simple
Topics: ball-games
baseball
games
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
Etymology: From Middle English del, dele, from Old English dǣl (“part, share, portion”), from Proto-West Germanic *daili, from Proto-Germanic *dailiz (“part, deal”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰ(h₁)-oy-lo- (“part, watershed”). Cognate with Scots dele (“part, portion”), West Frisian diel (“part, share”), Dutch deel (“part, share, portion”), German Teil (“part, portion, section”), Danish, Slovene, and Swedish del (“part”), Icelandic deila (“division, contention”), Gothic 𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐍃 (dails, “portion”). Related to Old English dāl (“portion”). More at dole.
Inflected forms:
form: deals
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: deals
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: dealing
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: dealt
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: dealt
pos: verb
tags: past
form: dealed
pos: verb
tags: nonstandard
participle
past
form: dealed
pos: verb
tags: nonstandard
past
Senses:
gloss: A division, a portion, a share, a part, a piece.
pos: noun
tags: obsolete
examples: We gave three deals of grain in tribute to the king.
gloss: An indefinite quantity or amount; a lot (now usually qualified by great or good).
pos: noun
tags: often
examples: There is a vast deal of difference in memories, as well as in every thing else, and therefore you should make allowance for your cousin, and pity her deficiency.
There is a deal of obscurity concerning the identity of the species thus multitudinously baptized.
“They know our boats will stand up to their work,” said Willison, “and that counts for a good deal. A low estimate from us doesn't mean scamped work, but just that we want to keep the yard busy over a slack time.”
Like most human activities, ballooning has sponsored heroes and hucksters and a good deal in between. For every dedicated scientist patiently recording atmospheric pressure and wind speed while shivering at high altitudes, there is a carnival barker with a bevy of pretty girls willing to dangle from a basket or parachute down to earth.
gloss: To distribute among a number of recipients, to give out as one’s portion or share.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: The fighting is over; now we deal out the spoils of victory.
Rome deals out her blessings and her gold.
gloss: To administer or give out, as in small portions.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: "Away, proud woman!" said the Lady; "who ever knew so well as thou to deal the deepest wounds under the pretence of kindness and courtesy?"
Norwich returned to second in the Championship with victory over Nottingham Forest, whose promotion hopes were dealt another blow.
gloss: To take action with regard to someone or something.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
gloss: To distribute cards to the players in a game.
pos: verb
tags: ambitransitive
examples: I was dealt four aces.
The cards were shuffled, and the croupier dealt.
gloss: deliver damage, a blow, strike or cut. To inflict.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: The boxer was dealt a blow to the head.
This is a heavy-handed weapon attack that can be made with a two-handed weapon, that will deal damage equal to 4 times your size category
gloss: To pitch.
pos: verb
examples: The whole crowd waited for him to deal a real humdinger.
gloss: To have dealings or business.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
examples: Mr. Brownlow contrived to state his case; observing that, in the surprise of the moment, he had run after the boy because he saw him running away; and expressing his hope that, if the magistrate should believe him, although not actually the thief, to be connected with thieves; he would deal as leniently with him as justice would allow.
When the spice flow stops, all eyes will turn to Arrakis. The Baron and the Emperor himself will be forced to deal with us.
gloss: To conduct oneself, to behave.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
examples: In Deheubarth that now South-wales is hight, / What time king Ryence raign'd, and dealed right [...].
gloss: To take action; to act.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
obsolete
examples: Wel said syr Uwayne go on your waye, and lete me dele.
gloss: To trade professionally (followed by in).
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
examples: She deals in gold.
gloss: To sell, especially to sell illicit drugs.
pos: verb
tags: ambitransitive
examples: This club takes a dim view of members who deal drugs.
gloss: To be concerned with.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
examples: Science, it cannot be too often repeated, deals with tangible phenomena.
gloss: To handle, to manage, to cope.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
examples: Then there was the sound of a struggle, and I knew that the attendants were dealing with him.
I can't deal with this.
I don't think he wants to go. — Yeah, well, we're going anyway, and he can deal.
gloss: Made of deal.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
examples: A plain deal table
Deal table in the middle, plain chairs all round the walls, on one end a large shining map, marked with all the colours of a rainbow.
She glanced round the kitchen. It was small and curious to her, with its glittering kissing-bunch, its evergreens behind the pictures, its wooden chairs and little deal table.
Through the open door you see a red-tiled floor, a large wooden bed, and on a deal table a ewer and a basin.
Derived words: afterdeal
foredeal
half-deal
ordalium
ordeal
overdeal
somedeal
bedeal
fardel
interdeal
misdeal
redeal
undealable
underdeal
dealable → undealable
dealer
dealth
dealy
Translations:
lang: Bulgarian
word: раздавам
roman: razdavam
lang: Bulgarian
word: разпределям
roman: razpredeljam
lang: Catalan
word: repartir
lang: Czech
word: rozdělit
lang: Dutch
word: uitdelen
lang: Esperanto
word: disdoni
lang: Finnish
word: jakaa
lang: Galician
word: repartir
lang: German
word: austeilen
lang: German
word: verteilen
lang: Greek
word: μοιράζω
roman: moirázo
lang: Hebrew
word: חָלַק
roman: ẖaláq
lang: Hebrew
word: חִלֵּק
roman: ẖillléq
lang: Hungarian
word: szétoszt
lang: Hungarian
word: eloszt
lang: Italian
word: ripartire
lang: Māori
word: tohatoha
lang: Māori
word: tu(w)ha
lang: Māori
word: tu(w)hatu(w)ha
lang: Māori
word: tiritiri
lang: Portuguese
word: dividir
lang: Portuguese
word: repartir
lang: Russian
word: раздава́ть
roman: razdavátʹ
lang: Russian
word: распределя́ть
roman: raspredeljátʹ
lang: Spanish
word: repartir
lang: Spanish
word: distribuir
lang: Swedish
word: dela
lang: Ukrainian
word: роздава́ти
roman: rozdaváty
lang: Ukrainian
word: розподіля́ти
roman: rozpodiljáty
lang: Yiddish
word: טיילן
roman: teyln
lang: Armenian
word: բաժանել
roman: bažanel
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 發牌 /发牌
roman: fāpái
lang: Czech
word: rozdat
lang: Dutch
word: delen
lang: French
word: distribuer
lang: Galician
word: dar
lang: German
word: geben
lang: German
word: ausgeben
lang: Hungarian
word: oszt
lang: Italian
word: distribuire
lang: Italian
word: dare
lang: Khmer
word: ចែកបៀ
roman: caek biə
lang: Khmer
word: បោះមេ
roman: bɑh mee
lang: Khmer
word: ចែក
roman: caek
lang: Māori
word: whiuwhiu
lang: Mongolian
word: тарааж өгөх
roman: taraaž ögöx
lang: Mongolian
word: хуваах
roman: xuvaax
lang: Norwegian
word: dele ut
lang: Northwestern Ojibwa
word: onin
lang: Portuguese
word: dar
lang: Romanian
word: împărți
lang: Russian
word: сдава́ть
roman: sdavátʹ
lang: Swedish
word: ge
lang: Thai
word: แจกไพ่
lang: Tibetan
word: སྤྲད
roman: sprad
lang: Turkish
word: dağıtmak
lang: Vietnamese
word: chia bài
lang: Finnish
word: syöttää
lang: Spanish
word: lanzar
lang: Turkish
word: atmak