deal
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～ give (a specific card) to a player; "He dealt me the Queen of Spades"
deal
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～ direct the course of; manage or control; "You cannot conduct business like this"
deal
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～ 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"
deal
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～ 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"
deal
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～ behave in a certain way towards others; "He deals fairly with his employees"
deal
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～ 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"
deal
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～ 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"
deal
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～ distribute cards to the players in a game; "Who's dealing?"
deal
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～ take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case"
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～ 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"