~ 1
■ verb ( past and past participle ~t )
1》 distribute (cards) to players for a game or round.
↘( ~ someone in ) include a new player in a card game.
2》 ( ~ something out ) distribute or apportion something.
3》 take part in commercial trading of a commodity.
↘buy and sell (illegal drugs).
↘( ~ with ) have commercial relations with.
4》 ( ~ with ) take measures concerning.
↘cope with.
↘have as a subject.
5》 inflict (a blow) on.
■ noun
1》 an agreement entered into by two or more parties for their mutual benefit.
↘a particular form of treatment: working mothers get a bad ~.
2》 the process of ~ing cards in a card game.
Phrases
a big ~ [usu. with negative ] informal an important thing.
↘( big ~ ) used ironically to express contempt for something unimpressive.
a ~ of a large amount of.
a good (or great ) ~ a large amount.
↘to a considerable extent.
a raw ~ informal unfair or harsh treatment.
a square ~ a fair arrangement.
it's a ~ informal used to express assent to an agreement.
Derivatives
~ing noun
Origin
OE dlan 'divide, participate' of Gmc origin; related to dole 1 .
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~ 2
■ noun fir or pine wood as a building material.
Origin
ME: from Mid. Low Ger. and MDu. dele 'plank'.