Word Definitions & Examples
verb
Sense 2
"He deals fairly with his employees"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 3
"How are we going to deal with this problem?"
"The teacher knew how to deal with these lazy students"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 4
"He dealt me the Queen of Spades"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
verb
Sense 6
"deal hashish"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 7
"She deals in gold"
"The brothers sell shoes"
Type of:
transact
Verb group:
sell
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
noun
Sense 10
"the deal was passed around the table clockwise"
Type of:
distribution
Kinds of:
misdeal
noun
Sense 11
"it was a package deal"
"I had no further trade with him"
"he''s a master of the business deal"
noun
Sense 12
"he got a good deal on his car"
verb
Sense 13
"I can deal with this crew of workers"
"This blender can''t handle nuts"
"She managed her parents'' affairs after they got too old"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something with something
noun
Sense 15
"he made a bargain with the devil"
"he rose to prominence through a series of shady deals"
noun
Sense 16
"I didn''t hold a good hand all evening"
"he kept trying to see my hand"
noun
Sense 17
"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"
verb
Sense 18
"Take the case of China"
"Consider the following case"
Type of:
think about
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 19
"You cannot conduct business like this"
Kinds of:
racketeer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 20
"administer critical remarks to everyone present"
"dole out some money"
"shell out pocket money for the children"
"deal a blow to someone"
Type of:
give
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
verb
Sense 21
"This book deals with incest"
"The course covered all of Western Civilization"
"The new book treats the history of China"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 22
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 23
"We got by on just a gallon of gas"
"They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s something
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
23
Total Synonyms
1
Total Relationships
183
Times Searched
4
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