Cruise Definition–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. |
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| 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. |
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| 11. | to inspect (a tract of forest) for the purpose of estimating lumber potential. |
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| 13. | a pleasure voyage on a ship, usually with stops at various ports. |
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Deal Definition–verb (used without object) | 1
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. | 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. |
| 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. |
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| 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. |
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—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. |
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