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dish out

/ dish out /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
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"
Type of:
provide supply ply
Kinds of:
plank
Derived:
dish dishful
Verb group:
serve help
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 2
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"
Type of:
give
Kinds of:
assign allot portion reallot deal
Derived:
allotment apportionment apportioning allocation parceling
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Semantic Complexity
31%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
19
Times Searched
3
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provide supply ply plank give assign allot portion reallot deal