dish out

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verb

1. administer or bestow, as in small portions
- administer critical remarks to everyone present
- dole out some money
- shell out pocket money for the children
- deal a blow to someone
- the machine dispenses soft drinks
• Syn:
distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out,
lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, allot, dole out
• Derivationally related forms:
allotment (for: allot), dispensation (for: dispense), dispenser (for: dispense), deal (for: deal), distribution (for: distribute), distributor (for: distribute), distributer (for: distribute)
• Hypernyms:
give
• Hyponyms:
assign, allot, portion, reallot, deal,
give, apply
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something to somebody
2. provide (usually but not necessarily food)
- We serve meals for the homeless
- She dished out the soup at 8 P.M.
- The entertainers served up a lively show
• Syn:
serve, serve up, dish up, dish
• Derivationally related forms:
dish (for: dish)
• Hypernyms:
provide, supply, ply, cater
• Hyponyms:
plank
• Verb Group:
serve, help
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- The chefs dish out the vegetables