The difference between Deal and Hand

When used as nouns, deal means a division, a portion, a share, whereas hand means the part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.

When used as verbs, deal means to distribute among a number of recipients, to give out as one's portion or share, whereas hand means to give, pass, or transmit with the hand, literally or figuratively.

Deal is also adjective with the meaning: made of deal.

check bellow for the other definitions of Deal and Hand

  1. Deal as a noun (obsolete):

    A division, a portion, a share.

    Examples:

    "We gave three deals of grain in tribute to the king."

  2. Deal as a noun (often followed by ''of''):

    An indefinite quantity or amount; a lot (now usually qualified by or ).

    Examples:

    "synonyms: batch flock good deagreat deahatfuheap load lot mass mess mickle mint muckle peck pile plenty pot quite a little raft sight slew spate stack tidy sum wad whole lot whole slew"

  1. Deal as a verb (transitive):

    To distribute among a number of recipients, to give out as one's portion or share.

    Examples:

    "The fighting is over; now we deal out the spoils of victory."

  2. Deal as a verb (transitive):

    To administer or give out, as in small portions.

  3. Deal as a verb (ambitransitive):

    To distribute cards to the players in a game.

    Examples:

    "I was dealt four aces."

    "The cards were shuffled, and the croupier dealt."

  4. Deal as a verb (baseball):

    To pitch.

    Examples:

    "The whole crowd waited for him to deal a real humdinger."

  5. Deal as a verb (intransitive):

    To have dealings or business.

  6. Deal as a verb (intransitive):

    To conduct oneself, to behave.

  7. Deal as a verb (obsolete, intransitive):

    To take action; to act.

  8. Deal as a verb (intransitive):

    To trade professionally (followed by in).

    Examples:

    "She deals in gold."

  9. Deal as a verb (transitive):

    To sell, especially to sell illicit drugs.

    Examples:

    "This club takes a dim view of members who deal drugs."

  10. Deal as a verb (intransitive):

    To be concerned with.

  11. Deal as a verb (intransitive):

    To handle, to manage, to cope.

    Examples:

    "I can't deal with this."

    "I don't think he wants to go. — Yeah, well, we're going anyway, and he can deal."

  1. Deal as a noun (archaic, _, in general sense):

    An act of dealing or sharing out.

  2. Deal as a noun:

    The distribution of cards to players; a player's turn for this.

    Examples:

    "I didn’t have a good deal all evening."

    "I believe it's your deal."

  3. Deal as a noun:

    A particular instance of buying or selling; a transaction

    Examples:

    "We need to finalise the deal with Henderson by midnight."

  4. Deal as a noun:

    Specifically, a transaction offered which is financially beneficial; a bargain.

  5. Deal as a noun:

    An agreement between parties; an arrangement

    Examples:

    "He made a deal with the devil."

  6. Deal as a noun (informal):

    A situation, occasion, or event.

    Examples:

    "What's the deal?"

  7. Deal as a noun (informal):

    A thing, an unspecified or unidentified object.

    Examples:

    "The deal with four tines is called a pitchfork."

  1. Deal as a noun (uncountable):

    Wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir)

  2. Deal as a noun (countable):

    A plank of softwood (fir or pine board)

  3. Deal as a noun (countable, archaic):

    A wooden board or plank, usually between 12 or 14 feet in length, traded as a commodity in shipbuilding.

  1. Deal as an adjective:

    Made of deal.

    Examples:

    "A plain deal table"

  1. Hand as a noun:

    The part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.

    Examples:

    "Her hands are really strong."

  2. Hand as a noun:

    That which resembles, or to some extent performs the office of, a human hand. A limb of certain animals, such as the foot of a hawk, or any one of the four extremities of a monkey. An index or pointer on a dial; such as the hour and minute hands on the face of an analog clock, which are used to indicate the time of day.

  3. Hand as a noun:

    In linear measurement: Four inches, a hand's breadth. Three inches.

  4. Hand as a noun:

    A side; part, camp; direction, either right or left.

  5. Hand as a noun:

    Power of performance; means of execution; ability; skill; dexterity.

  6. Hand as a noun:

    An agent; a servant, or manual laborer, especially in compounds; a workman, trained or competent for special service or duty; a performer more or less skillful.

    Examples:

    "an old hand at speaking;  large farms need many farm hands'"

  7. Hand as a noun:

    An instance of helping.

    Examples:

    "Bob gave Alice a hand to move the furniture."

  8. Hand as a noun:

    Handwriting; style of penmanship.

    Examples:

    "a good hand'"

  9. Hand as a noun:

    A person's autograph or signature.

    Examples:

    "Given under my Hand and Seal of the State this 1st Day of January, 2010."

  10. Hand as a noun:

    Personal possession; ownership.

  11. Hand as a noun (usually, in the plural, '''[[hands]]'''):

    Management, domain, control.

    Examples:

    "in safe hands;  in good hands;  nowrap He lost his job when the factory changed hands.  nowrap With the business back in the founder's hands, there is new hope for the company.  nowrap With John in charge of the project, it's in good hands."

  12. Hand as a noun:

    That which is, or may be, held in a hand at once. The set of cards held by a player. # A round of a card game. A bundle of tobacco leaves tied together.

  13. Hand as a noun:

    Applause.

    Examples:

    "Give him a hand."

  14. Hand as a noun (historical):

    A Native American gambling game, involving guessing the whereabouts of bits of ivory or similar, which are passed rapidly from hand to hand.

  15. Hand as a noun (firearms):

    The small part of a gunstock near the lock, which is grasped by the hand in taking aim.

  16. Hand as a noun:

    A whole rhizome of ginger.

  17. Hand as a noun:

    The feel of a fabric; the impression or quality of the fabric as judged qualitatively by the sense of touch.

    Examples:

    "This fabric has a smooth, soft hand."

  18. Hand as a noun (archaic):

    Actual performance; deed; act; workmanship; agency; hence, manner of performance.

  19. Hand as a noun (archaic):

    Agency in transmission from one person to another.

    Examples:

    "to buy at first hand (from the producer, or when new);  nowrap to buy at second hand (when no longer in the producer’s hand, or when not new);  nowrap It's not a rumor. I heard it at first hand."

  20. Hand as a noun (obsolete):

    Rate; price.

  1. Hand as a verb (transitive):

    To give, pass, or transmit with the hand, literally or figuratively.

    Examples:

    "He handed them the letter. She handed responsibility over to her deputy."

  2. Hand as a verb (transitive):

    To lead, guide, or assist with the hand; to conduct.

    Examples:

    "to hand a lady into a carriage"

  3. Hand as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To manage.

  4. Hand as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To seize; to lay hands on.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Shakespeare"

  5. Hand as a verb (transitive, rare):

    To pledge by the hand; to handfast.

  6. Hand as a verb (transitive, nautical, said of a sail):

    To furl.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Totten"

  7. Hand as a verb (intransitive, obsolete):

    To cooperate.

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