Deal
41deal */*/*/ — I UK [diːl] / US [dɪl] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms deal : present tense I/you/we/they deal he/she/it deals present participle dealing past tense dealt UK [delt] / US past participle dealt 1) deal or deal out to give cards to the… …
42deal — ▪ I. deal deal 1 [diːl] verb dealt PTandPP [delt] FINANCE COMMERCE deal in something phrasal verb [transitive] if a person or company deals in a particular type …
43deal — 1 /di:l/ verb past tense and past participle dealt /delt/ 1 also deal out (I, T) to give playing cards to each of the players in a game: deal sth (out) to sb: Deal out three cards to each player. 2 (I) informal to buy and sell illegal drugs: Many …
44deal — deal1 /deel/, v., dealt, dealing, n. v.i. 1. to occupy oneself or itself (usually fol. by with or in): Botany deals with the study of plants. He deals in generalities. 2. to take action with respect to a thing or person (fol. by with): Law courts …
45deal — I n. transaction 1) to close, wrap up (colloq.); do (BE), make (AE), strike a deal with (we closed the deal with them yesterday) treatment 2) a fair, square; raw (colloq.), rotten (colloq.), rough (colloq.) deal (she got a raw deal from her boss) …
46deal — I [[t]di͟ːl[/t]] QUANTIFIER USES ♦♦♦ 1) QUANT: QUANT of n uncount/def n (emphasis) If you say that you need or have a great deal of or a good deal of a particular thing, you are emphasizing that you need or have a lot of it. ...a great deal of… …
47deal — I. /dil / (say deel) verb (dealt, dealing) –verb (i) 1. to conduct oneself towards persons: deal fairly. 2. to distribute, especially the cards required in a game. 3. Colloquial to sell recreational drugs. 4. (in the imperative) Colloquial to… …
48deal*/*/*/ — [diːl] (past tense and past participle dealt [delt] ) verb [I/T] I 1) to give cards to the people who are playing a game of cards Each player is dealt three cards.[/ex] 2) to buy and sell illegal drugs Many drug addicts often deal as well.[/ex] • …
49deal — 01. It is very difficult to [deal] with students who make no effort in class. 02. The two men sealed the [deal] with a handshake. 03. The police burst into the room where the drug [deal] was taking place. 04. We need to look at all the different… …
50deal — I. noun Etymology: Middle English deel, from Old English dǣl; akin to Old English dāl division, portion, Old High German teil part Date: before 12th century 1. obsolete part, portion 2. a usually large or indefinite quantity or degree < a great… …
