Found 2 items, similar to Dealt.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: dealt
dealt
See
deal
deal
adj : made of fir or pine;
“a plain deal table”
[also:
dealt]
deal
n 1: a particular instance of buying or selling;
“it was a
package deal”;
“I had no further trade with him”;
“he's
a master of the business deal” [syn:
trade,
business deal
]
2: an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after
discussion) fixing obligations of each;
“he made a bargain
with the devil”;
“he rose to prominence through a series
of shady deals” [syn:
bargain]
3: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent;
“a batch of letters”;
“a deal of trouble”;
“a lot of
money”;
“he made a mint on the stock market”;
“it must
have cost plenty” [syn:
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]
4: a plank of softwood (fir or pine board)
5: wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir)
[syn:
softwood]
6: the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given
time;
“I didn't hold a good hand all evening”;
“he kept
trying to see my hand” [syn:
hand]
7: the type of treatment received (especially as the result of
an agreement);
“he got a good deal on his car”
8: the act of distributing playing cards;
“the deal was passed
around the table clockwise”
9: the act of apportioning or distributing something;
“the
captain was entrusted with the deal of provisions”
[also:
dealt]
deal
v 1: deal with verbally or in some form of artistic expression;
“This book deals with incest”;
“The course covered all
of Western Civilization”;
“The new book treats the
history of China” [syn:
cover,
treat,
handle,
plow,
address]
2: take action with respect to (someone or something);
“How are
we going to deal with this problem?”;
“The teacher knew
how to deal with these lazy students”
3: take into consideration for exemplifying purposes;
“Take the
case of China”;
“Consider the following case” [syn:
consider,
take,
look at]
4: come to terms or deal successfully with;
“We got by on just
a gallon of gas”;
“They made do on half a loaf of bread
every day” [syn:
cope,
get by,
make out,
make do,
contend,
grapple,
manage]
5: administer or bestow, as in small portions;
“administer
critical remarks to everyone present”;
“dole out some
money”;
“shell out pocket money for the children”;
“deal a
blow to someone” [syn:
distribute,
administer,
mete out
,
parcel out,
lot,
dispense,
shell out,
deal out
,
dish out,
allot,
dole out]
6: do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood;
“She
deals in gold”;
“The brothers sell shoes” [syn:
sell,
trade]
7: be in charge of, act on, or dispose of;
“I can deal with
this crew of workers”;
“This blender can't handle nuts”;
“She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old”
[syn:
manage,
care,
handle]
8: behave in a certain way towards others;
“He deals fairly
with his employees”
9: distribute to the players in a game;
“Who's dealing?”
10: direct the course of; manage or control;
“You cannot conduct
business like this” [syn:
conduct,
carry on]
11: give out as one's portion or share [syn:
share,
divvy up,
portion out,
apportion]
12: give (a specific card) to a player;
“He dealt me the Queen
of Spades”
13: sell;
“deal hashish”
[also:
dealt]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Dealt
Deal
\Deal\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Dealt (d[e^]lt); p. pr. & vb.
n.
Dealing.] [OE. delen, AS. d[=ae]lan, fr. d[=ae]l share;
akin to OS. d[=e]lian, D. deelen, G. theilen, teilen, Icel.
deila, Sw. dela, Dan. dele, Goth. dailjan. See
Deal, n.]
1. To divide; to separate in portions; hence, to give in
portions; to distribute; to bestow successively; --
sometimes with out.
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Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry? --Is.
lviii. 7.
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And Rome deals out her blessings and her gold.
--Tickell.
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The nightly mallet deals resounding blows. --Gay.
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Hissing through the skies, the feathery deaths were
dealt. --Dryden.
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2. Specifically: To distribute, as cards, to the players at
the commencement of a game; as, to deal the cards; to deal
one a jack.
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