"dealing" in the noun sense
1. dealing
method or manner of conduct in relation to others
"honest dealing"
2. transaction, dealing, dealings
the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities
"no transactions are possible without him"
"he has always been honest is his dealings with me"
"dealing" in the verb sense
1. cover, treat, handle, plow, deal, address
act on 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"
2. consider, take, deal, look at
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
"Take the case of China"
"Consider the following case"
3. deal
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"
4. cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage
succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
"We got by on just a gallon of gas"
"They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"
5. distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out
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"
"the machine dispenses soft drinks"
6. deal, sell, trade
do business offer for sale as for one's livelihood
"She deals in gold"
"The brothers sell shoes"
7. manage, deal, care, handle
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"
8. deal
behave in a certain way towards others
"He deals fairly with his employees"
9. deal
distribute cards to the players in a game
"Who's dealing?"
10. conduct, carry on, deal
direct the course of manage or control
"You cannot conduct business like this"
11. share, divvy up, portion out, apportion, deal
give out as one's portion or share
12. deal
give (a specific card) to a player
"He dealt me the Queen of Spades"
13. deal
sell
"deal hashish"
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