verb, -dealt, -deal⋅ing, noun | 1. | to deal wrongly or incorrectly, esp. to deal the wrong number at cards. |
| 2. | Cards. a deal in which the wrong number of cards have been distributed or in which the cards were dealt in the wrong order or manner, necessitating a new deal and the cancellation of any points made on the hand, sometimes with a penalty to the dealer. |