DISH OUT

Pronunciation (US):

• DISH OUT (verb)
  The verb DISH OUT has 2 senses:

1. administer or bestow, as in small portions
2. provide (usually but not necessarily food)

  Familiarity information: DISH OUT used as a verb is rare.

• DISH OUT (verb)

Meaning:

Administer or bestow, as in small portions

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Synonyms:

distribute; dole out; mete out; parcel out; dispense; dish out; deal out; shell out; lot; allot; administer; deal

Context examples:

administer critical remarks to everyone present / dole out some money / shell out pocket money for the children / deal a blow to someone

Hypernyms (to "dish out" is one way to...):

give (transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "dish out"):

allot; assign; portion (give out or allot)

reallot (allot again)

deal (distribute to the players in a game)

apply; give (give or convey physically)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

Meaning:

Provide (usually but not necessarily food)

Classified under:

Verbs of eating and drinking

Synonyms:

dish; dish up; serve up; dish out; serve

Context examples:

We serve meals for the homeless / She dished out the soup at 8 P.M. / The entertainers served up a lively show

Hypernyms (to "dish out" is one way to...):

cater; ply; provide; supply (provide what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "dish out"):

plank (cook and serve on a plank)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

The chefs dish out the vegetables