- dish out
- verb1. administer or bestow, as in small portions-
administer critical remarks to everyone present
-dole out some money
-shell out pocket money for the children
-deal a blow to someone
-the machine dispenses soft drinks
• Syn:↑distribute, ↑administer, ↑mete out, ↑deal, ↑parcel out, ↑lot, ↑dispense, ↑shell out, ↑deal out, ↑allot, ↑dole out• Derivationally related forms:↑allotment (for: ↑allot), ↑dispensation (for: ↑dispense), ↑dispenser (for: ↑dispense), ↑deal (for: ↑deal), ↑distribution (for: ↑distribute), ↑distributor (for: ↑distribute), ↑distributer (for: ↑distribute)• Hypernyms: ↑give• Hyponyms:• Verb Frames:-Somebody ——s something
-Somebody ——s something to somebody
2. provide (usually but not necessarily food)-We serve meals for the homeless
-She dished out the soup at 8 P.M.
-The entertainers served up a lively show
• Hyponyms: ↑plank• Verb Frames:-Somebody ——s something
-The chefs dish out the vegetables
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dish out [phrasal verb]1 : to serve (food)The restaurant dishes out more than 500 meals every night.
2 : to give (something) freely or in large amountsShe 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 peopleHe can dish it out, but he can't take it. [=he likes to criticize other people, but he doesn't like being criticized]
• • •Main Entry: ↑dish
Useful english dictionary. 2012.