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Noun: dealing  dee(-u)-ling
  1. Method or manner of conduct in relation to others
    "honest dealing"
    "he has always been honest is his dealings with me";
    - transaction, dealings
Verb: deal (dealt)  dee(-u)l
  1. Act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
    "This book deals with incest";
    - cover, treat, handle, plow [N. Amer], address, plough [Brit, Cdn]
  2. Take action with respect to (someone or something)
  3. Deal with reasonably well despite some difficulty; come to terms with
    - cope, get by, make do, contend, grapple, manage
  4. Give or provide in small portions
    "deal a blow to someone"; "deal out critical remarks to everyone present";
    - distribute, administer, mete out, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out, mete, dole
  5. Do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood
    "She deals in gold";
    - sell, trade
  6. Be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
    "I can deal with this crew of workers";
    - manage, care, handle
  7. Behave in a certain way towards others
    "He deals fairly with his employees"
  8. (card game) distribute cards to the players in a game
    "Who's dealing?"
  9. Direct the course of; manage or control
    - conduct, carry on
  10. Give out as one's portion or share
    - share, divvy up, portion out, apportion, divvy
  11. (card game) give (a specific card) to a player
    "He dealt me the Queen of Spades"
  12. Sell
    "deal hashish"

Derived forms: dealings

See also: trade

Type of: acquit, act, bear, behave, broach, carry, command, comport, conduct, control, deport, distribute, give, give out, group action, hand, hand out, handling, initiate, move, pass, pass on, pass out, reach, transact, treatment, turn over

Encyclopedia: Deal, New Jersey