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to dish

to dish

2 8.0
To make something curved inward like a bowl
  • verb
  • /dɪʃ/
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  • He always dishes the salad generously, ensuring that every guest has enough.
  • a dished wheel

Examples

  • 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.

  • The chef skillfully dished up the pasta, making each plate look like a work of art.

  • After a long day, she was happy to dish the warm soup into bowls for everyone.

Antonyms

23 2.6

Make something flat and smooth by pressing it

Phrasal Verbs

to dish out
  • Informal
28 3.4

To give out things to several people, often food or advice

to dish up
  • Informal
3 2.2

To serve food onto plates for people to eat

to dish the dirt
  • Informal
1 8.5

To tell private or bad things about someone to other people

To make food taste or look better by adding a small extra ingredient

To add small food items, like herbs or lemon peel, to a dish to make it look nicer

Compounds

19 1.0

A small food served with the main dish to add flavor

12 1.4

A meal you enjoy more than any other

6 1.0

A cloth used to dry dishes after they are washed

A dish a chef or restaurant is best known for

Petri dish
  • Specialized
5 4.1

A shallow round dish with a loose lid used to grow bacteria

4 6.4

A metal pan on a small heater used to cook or keep food hot at the table

3 1.0

A dish used to hold food for people to share at the table

3 1.0

A small tray that holds a bar of soap

2 1.2

A small dish with a lid for keeping and serving butter at the table

2 1.1

A rack that holds dishes after washing so the water drains off them

A food people in an area cook and eat for a long time

dish antenna
  • Specialized
1 4.1

A curved metal dish that directs radio or satellite signals to a single point

1 2.3

Traditional food from a certain place that people often eat there

A pie with a deep layer of fruit filling and a top crust

6.8

A curved metal dish that sends and receives signals from satellites

dish bitch
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who always washes the dishes at parties or family meals as a joke

9.9

A shallow dish that people pass around during a religious service to collect money

A cooked food made in a new way to try out ideas

solar dish
  • Specialized
5.8

A large curved mirror that focuses sunlight to one point to make high heat for energy or experiments

A common food people in a region eat often as a main part of meals

How Concave

to cave in
22 3.7
to dish
2 8.0
to dimple
5 4.1
to indent
1 3.4

Surface Forms

dish infinitive
dished past
dished past participle
dishing present participle
dishes third person singular

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.