what does dish out mean?
DISH OUT as VERB
- Meaning
- provide (usually but not necessarily food)
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- 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
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- Meaning
- administer or bestow, as in small portions
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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
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