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GREAT DEAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(often followed by 'of') a large number or amount or extent
Example:
a wad of money
Synonyms:
wad; tidy sum; stack; spate; slew; sight; raft; quite a little; pot; plenty; pile; peck; passel; muckle; mountain; mint; mickle; mess; mass; lot; heap; hatful; great deal; good deal; flock; deal; batch
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("great deal" is a kind of...):
large indefinite amount; large indefinite quantity (an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "great deal"):
deluge; flood; inundation; torrent (an overwhelming number or amount)
haymow (a mass of hay piled up in a barn for preservation)
Context examples:
The alarm had reached Scotland Yard by this time, and Mr. Forbes, the detective, came round at once and took up the case with a great deal of energy.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Although IBS can cause a great deal of discomfort, it does not harm the intestines.
(Irritable Bowel Syndrome, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
He won their money, but above all he won papers from his elder brother which meant a great deal to him.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Mister Von Bork, you have a great deal to answer for.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Long John told the story from first to last, with a great deal of spirit and the most perfect truth.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
“Your master seems to repose a great deal of trust in that young man, Poole,” resumed the other musingly.
(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
Well, a great deal must have soaked through, must it not?
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The master went out on horseback a great deal, and to accompany him was one of White Fang's chief duties in life.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
Mr. Copperfield was very kind to me, and took a great deal of notice of me, and paid me a good deal of attention, and at last proposed to me.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
It was thought he cared a great deal for his wife.
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
