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deal v. [
cover, treat, handle, plow, 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"
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deal v. [
consider, take, look at] take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case"
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deal v. 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"
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deal v. [
cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, manage] come to terms with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"
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deal n. [
trade, business deal] 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"
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