DISH OUT as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • provide (usually but not necessarily food)
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • We serve meals for the homeless
    • She dished out the soup at 8 P.M.
    • The entertainers served up a lively show
    Hypernyms(s) dish out is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • administer or bestow, as in small portions
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • administer critical remarks to everyone present
    • dole out some money
    • shell out pocket money for the children
    • deal a blow to someone
    Hypernyms(s) dish out is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)