ALL meanings of dish out
dish out
D d - transitivephrasal verb dish out serve: food 1
- transitivephrasal verb dish out dispense: sth unpleasant 1
- noun dish out an open, relatively shallow container of pottery, glass, metal, wood, etc., used for various purposes, especially for holding or serving food. 1
- noun dish out any container used at table: dirty dishes. 1
- noun dish out the food served or contained in a dish: The meal consisted of several dishes. 1
- noun dish out a particular article, type, or preparation of food: Rice is an inexpensive dish. 1
- noun dish out the quantity held by a dish; dishful: a dish of applesauce. 1
- noun dish out anything like a dish in form or use. 1
- noun dish out concavity or the degree of concavity, as of a wheel. 1
- noun dish out Also called dish antenna. a concave, dish-shaped reflector serving to focus electromagnetic energy as part of a transmitter or receiver of radio, television, or microwave signals. 1
- noun dish out Slang. an attractive person, especially a female: His wife is quite a dish. 1
- noun dish out Slang. an item of gossip. 1
- verb with object dish out to put into or serve in a dish, as food: to dish food onto plates. 1
- verb with object dish out to fashion like a dish; make concave. 1
- verb with object dish out Slang. to gossip about: They talked all night, dishing their former friends. 1
- verb with object dish out Slang. to defeat; frustrate; cheat. 1
- verb without object dish out Slang. to talk together informally, especially, to gossip. 1
- idioms dish out dish it out, Informal. to dispense abusive language, punishment, or praise, enthusiastic approval, etc.: When it comes to flattery, he can really dish it out. 1
- phrasal verb dish out If you dish out something, you distribute it among a number of people. 0
- phrasal verb dish out If someone dishes out criticism or punishment, they give it to someone. 0
- phrasal verb dish out If someone dishes it out to you, they strongly criticize or punish you. 0
- phrasal verb dish out If you dish out food, you serve it to people at the beginning of each course of a meal. 0
- verb dish out to distribute 0
- verb dish out (Transitive Verb) To put (food) on to a dish ready for eating. 0
- verb dish out (Transitive Verb) To distribute (a thing). 0
- verb dish out (Transitive Verb) (figuratively) To distribute or deliver something. 0
- verb dish out (Transitive Verb) (architecture) To hollow out, as a gutter in stone or wood. 0