Emily Dickinson Lexicon

deal (-s, dealt), v. [OE dælan; see deal, n.] (webplay: between, blows, deaths, do, exchange, have, hungry, man, one, one's, own, players, thee, true, will).

1. Measure; bestow; dispense; mete out; distribute a portion; [fig.] endow; invest; clothe with; adorn with.
2. Administer; deliver; (see Exodus 8:29).
3. Give out; provide freely; [fig.] speak; say; express; (see 2 Samuel 6:19).
4. Strew about; spend without restraint; (see Psalms 119:78).
5. Allot; apportion; (see Genesis 47:29).
6. Phrase. “Deal with”: handle; manage; treat harshly; grapple with; (see Genesis 21:23).