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to dish

to dish

38 2.5
To serve food to people
  • verb
  • /dɪʃ/
translation icon : servir
  • During the school lunch, the cafeteria staff will dish out nutritious food to the students.

Inevitably, life is going to dish some difficult and testing moments at you.

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Examples

  • La Bonita, especially their original location in Northeast Portland, dishes up consistently delicious taqueria fare.

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  • After the main course, the waiter began to dish out desserts to the guests.

  • Over here, dish that up, will you?

  • Mac is in the kitchen dishing up some ice cream.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • Just as Mama was dishing out the pizza, someone knocked on the door.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • We're going to be dishing up some cornbread and some chili.

  • Monday nights, the Salvation Army dished out chili at the shelter in the old armory.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • At the charity event, volunteers will dish out meals to those in need.

Synonyms

to serve
vsto dish
869 1.0

To give food or drink to someone, usually during a meal

is used more for general distribution of food to people
to hand out
vsto dish
165 1.8

To give something to people in a group

is mainly about giving food to people rather than general items
to serve up
vsto dish
34 1.4

To give food or drink to people

is about offering or giving food more generally, not only presenting it
to dish out
vsto dish
  • Informal
28 3.4

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

is limited to sharing food rather than other items or remarks
to dispense
vsto dish
19 3.7

To give medicine or other things to people at a pharmacy

is focused on giving food to people rather than many different items
to dish up
vsto dish
  • Informal
3 2.2

To serve food onto plates for people to eat

is about giving food generally rather than only plating it
to bowl up
vsto dish
5.6

To put food into a bowl to serve it

is used for general food distribution rather than specific container servings

Antonyms

210 5.1

Refuse to give something someone wants or needs

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 Much

to heap
14 2.4
to serve
869 1.0
to dish
38 2.5
to ladle
4 3.4
to give
1.0

Surface Forms

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

Etymology

To dish or 'dish out' food means to serve or give it from a plate. This comes from putting food on a dish and handing it to people.