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–adjective, superl. of good with better as compar.

1.	of the highest quality, excellence, or standing: the best work; the best students.

2.	most advantageous, suitable, or desirable: the best way.

3.	largest; most: the best part of a day.

–adverb, superl. of well with better as compar.

4.	most excellently or suitably; with most advantage or success: an opera role that best suits her voice.

5.	in or to the highest degree; most fully (usually used in combination): best-suited; best-known; best-loved.

–noun

6.	something or someon 3e8 e that is best: They always demand and get the best. The best of us can make mistakes.

7.	a person's finest clothing: It's important that you wear your best.

8.	a person's most agreeable or desirable emotional state (often prec. by at).

9.	a person's highest degree of competence, inspiration, etc. (often prec. by at).

10.	the highest quality to be found in a given activity or category of things (often prec. by at): cabinetmaking at its best.

11.	the best effort that a person, group, or thing can make: Their best fell far short of excellence.

12.	a person's best wishes or kindest regards: Please give my best to your father.

–verb (used with object)

13.	to get the better of; defeat; beat: He easily bested his opponent in hand-to-hand combat. She bested me in the argument.

—Idioms

14.	all for the best, for the good as the final result; to an ultimate advantage: At the time it was hard to realize how it could be all for the best. Also, for the best.

15.	as best one can, in the best way possible under the circumstances: We tried to smooth over the disagreement as best we could.

16.	at best, under the most favorable circumstances: You may expect to be treated civilly, at best.

17.	get or have the best of, a. to gain the advantage over. b. to defeat; subdue: His arthritis gets the best of him from time to time.

18.	had best, would be wisest or most reasonable to; ought to: You had best phone your mother to tell her where you are going.

19.	make the best of, to cope with in the best way possible: to make the best of a bad situation.

20.	with the best, on a par with the most capable: He can play bridge with the best.

–verb (used without object)

1.	to sail about on a pleasure trip.

2.	to sail about, as a warship patrolling a body of water.

3.	to travel about without a particular purpose or destination.

4.	to fly, drive, or sail at a constant speed that permits maximum operating efficiency for sustained travel.

5.	to travel at a moderately fast, easily controllable speed: cruising along the highway enjoying the scenery.

6.	to travel about slowly, looking for customers or for something demanding attention: Taxis and police cars cruise in the downtown area.

7.	to go or travel (often fol. by over): Let's cruise over to my house after the concert.

8.	Informal. to go about on the streets or in public areas in search of a sexual partner.

–verb (used with object)

9.	to cruise in (a specified area): patrol cars cruising the neighborhood; to cruise the Caribbean.

10.	Informal. a. to move slowly through or visit (a street, park, bar, etc.) in search of a sexual partner. b. to make sexual overtures to; attempt to arouse the sexual interest of.

11.	to inspect (a tract of forest) for the purpose of estimating lumber potential.

–noun

12.	the act of cruising.

13.	a pleasure voyage on a ship, usually with stops at various ports.

–verb (used without object)

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 must deal with lawbreakers.

3.	to conduct oneself toward persons: He deals fairly.

4.	to be able to handle competently or successfully; cope (fol. by with): I can't deal with your personal problems.

5.	to trade or do business (fol. by with or in): to deal with a firm; to deal in used cars.

6.	to distribute, esp. the cards in a game (often fol. by 5 out): to deal out five hands of six cards each; your turn to deal.

7.	Slang. to buy and sell drugs illegally.

8.	Archaic. to have dealings or commerce, often in a secret or underhand manner (often fol. by with): to deal with the Devil.

–verb (used with object)

9.	to give to one as a share; apportion: Deal me in.

10.	to distribute among a number of recipients, as the cards required in a game: Deal five cards to each player.

11.	Cards. to give a player (a specific card) in dealing: You dealt yourself four aces.

12.	to deliver; administer: to deal a blow.

13.	Slang. to buy and sell (drugs) illegally.

14.	Slang. to trade (an athlete) to another team.

–noun

15.	a business transaction: They closed the deal after a week of negotiating.

16.	a bargain or arrangement for mutual advantage: the best deal in town.

17.	a secret or underhand agreement or bargain: His supporters worked a number of deals to help his campaign.

18.	Informal. treatment received in dealing with another: He got a raw deal.

19.	an indefinite but large quantity, amount, extent, or degree (usually prec. by good or great): a good deal of work; a great deal of money.

20.	Cards. a. the distribution of cards to the players in a game. b. the set of cards in one's hand. c. the turn of a player to deal. d. the period of time during which a deal is played.

21.	an act of dealing or distributing.

22.	(initial capital letter) an economic and social policy pursued by a political administration: the Fair Deal; the New Deal.

23.	Obsolete. portion; share.

—Verb phrase

24.	deal off, a. Poker. to deal the final hand of a game. b. Slang. to get rid of or trade (something or someone) in a transaction.

—Idioms

25.	cut a deal, Informal. to make an agreement, esp. a business agreement: Networks have cut a deal with foreign stations for an international hookup.

26.	deal someone in, Slang. to include: He was making a lot of dough in the construction business so I got him to deal me in.