misdeal
/'mis'di:l/
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Definition
Noun:
- An incorrect or faulty deal of playing cards, especially one that violates the established rules of a card game and necessitates a redeal.
Verb (misdealt, misdealing):
- To deal playing cards incorrectly or in a manner not conforming to the rules of the game.
Usage
- As a Noun: Used to describe the event or result of an incorrect deal.
- As a Verb: Used to describe the action of making such an error while distributing cards.
Examples
Noun:
- The dealer declared a misdeal after realizing he had given a player an extra card.
- A misdeal was called because one of the cards was accidentally exposed.
Verb:
- If you misdeal, you must gather all the cards and shuffle again.
- The novice dealer often misdeals when he is nervous.
Advanced Usage
- "To call a misdeal": To officially declare that a deal is invalid, usually done by the dealer or a player according to the game's rules.
- The player on the left has the right to call a misdeal if the rules are broken.
Variants and Related Words
- Misdealt: The simple past tense and past participle form of the verb "to misdeal".
- He misdealt the hand and had to start over.
Synonyms
- Noun: Faulty deal, incorrect deal.
- Verb: Deal incorrectly, botch the deal.
Notes
- The term is specific to card games and is not used in general contexts for making other types of mistakes.
- The action following a misdeal is typically to cancel the hand, reshuffle the deck, and deal again.
Noun
- an incorrect deal
Verb
- deal cards wrongly