Dealt

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dealt
       See {deal}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  deal
       adj : made of fir or pine; "a plain deal table"
       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"
       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}]