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–noun

1.	a seaport in and the capital of Massachusetts, in the E part. 562,994.

2.	(lowercase) a variety of whist, popular in the early 19th century, played by four persons with two packs of cards.

3.	(usually lowercase) a social dance that is a modification of the waltz.

–noun

1.	a commercial establishment offering lodging to travelers and sometimes to permanent residents, and often having restaurants, meeting rooms, stores, etc., that are available to the general public.

2.	(initial capital letter) Military. the NATO name for a class of nuclear-powered Soviet ballistic missile submarine armed with up to six single-warhead missiles.

3.	a word used in communications to represent the letter H.

–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 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.

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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. ee2

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.