to dish
- verb
- /dɪʃ/
- He always dishes the salad generously, ensuring that every guest has enough.
- a dished wheel
Examples
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Using my spatula, I'm going to cut the dough in half, gently form it into a dish shape, wrap them up like a little burrito.
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The chef skillfully dished up the pasta, making each plate look like a work of art.
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After a long day, she was happy to dish the warm soup into bowls for everyone.
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
To add small food items, like herbs or lemon peel, to a dish to make it look nicer
Compounds
- Specialized
A curved metal dish that directs radio or satellite signals to a single point
- Specialized
A large curved mirror that focuses sunlight to one point to make high heat for energy or experiments
How Concave
Surface Forms
Etymology
To dish means to make something into the shape of a shallow plate. The verb comes from the noun dish, so to dish is to give a dish-like curve.