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MISDEAL (misdealt)

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

Irregular inflected form: misdealt  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

 Dictionary entry overview: What does misdeal mean? 

MISDEAL (noun)
  The noun MISDEAL has 1 sense:

1. an incorrect dealplay

  Familiarity information: MISDEAL used as a noun is very rare.


MISDEAL (verb)
  The verb MISDEAL has 1 sense:

1. deal cards wronglyplay

  Familiarity information: MISDEAL used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MISDEAL (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An incorrect deal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("misdeal" is a kind of...):

deal (the act of distributing playing cards)

Derivation:

misdeal (deal cards wrongly)


MISDEAL (verb)

 Conjugation: 
Present simple: I / you / we / they misdeal  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it misdeals  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past simple: misdealt  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past participle: misdealt  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
-ing form: misdealing  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Deal cards wrongly

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "misdeal" is one way to...):

deal (distribute cards to the players in a game)

Domain category:

card game; cards (a game played with playing cards)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

misdeal (an incorrect deal)


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