DISH OUT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dish out mean? 

• 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.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DISH OUT (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Administer or bestow, as in small portions

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Synonyms:

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

Context example:

the machine dispenses soft drinks

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)

reallot (allot again)

deal (distribute cards to the players in a game)

apply; give (give or convey physically)

Sentence frames:

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

Sense 2

Meaning:

Provide (usually but not necessarily food)

Classified under:

Verbs of eating and drinking

Synonyms:

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

Context example:

The entertainers served up a lively show

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

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

Verb group:

help; serve (help to some food; help with food or drink)

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