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dish_out has definitions from the field of food
1
[ verb ] administer or bestow, as in small portions

Synonyms

distribute deal dispense allot administer dole_out deal_out shell_out parcel_out lot mete_out

Examples

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

Related terms

give assign give deal reallot dispenser allotment dispenser deal allocator distributor

2
[ verb ] (food) provide (usually but not necessarily food)

Synonyms

serve serve_up dish_up dish

Examples

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

Related terms

provide plank serve dish

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