dish out

dish out
verb
1. administer or bestow, as in small portions
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administer critical remarks to everyone present

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dole out some money

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shell out pocket money for the children

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deal a blow to someone

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the machine dispenses soft drinks

• Syn:
• Derivationally related forms:
• Hypernyms: ↑give
• Hyponyms:
↑assign, ↑allot, ↑portion, ↑reallot, ↑deal, ↑give, ↑apply
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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Somebody ——s something to somebody

2. provide (usually but not necessarily food)
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We serve meals for the homeless

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She dished out the soup at 8 P.M.

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The entertainers served up a lively show

• Syn: ↑serve, ↑serve up, ↑dish up, ↑dish
• Derivationally related forms: ↑dish (for: ↑dish)
• Hypernyms: ↑provide, ↑supply, ↑ply, ↑cater
• Hyponyms: ↑plank
• Verb Group: ↑serve, ↑help
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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The chefs dish out the vegetables

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dish out [phrasal verb]
dish out (something) also dish (something) out informal
1 : to serve (food)

The restaurant dishes out more than 500 meals every night.

2 : to give (something) freely or in large amounts

She dishes out advice to anyone who'll listen.

He's always dishing out money and gifts to his grandchildren.

3 dish it out : to criticize other people

He can dish it out, but he can't take it. [=he likes to criticize other people, but he doesn't like being criticized]

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Main Entry: ↑dish

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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