definition of
deal

[1] #1 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". wn

[2] #2 deal v. [consider, take, look at] take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case". wn

[3] #3 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". wn

[4] #4 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". wn

[5] #5 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". wn