Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dish out

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.21 in modern English

Syllables: dish out
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To put (food) on to a dish ready for eating.

Transitive verb

verb

To distribute (a thing).

Transitive verb

verb

To distribute or deliver something.

Transitive verb

verb

To hollow out, as a gutter in stone or wood.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"She can dish out criticism but she can't take it."
"Saka was a threat from the first whistle; Ukraine rightly wary of him and dishing out the usual whacks."

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

dishes out (present, singular) dishing out (participle, present) dished out (participle, past) dished out (past)

Synonyms

dish up serve distribute give out hand out hand round pass out pass round

Questions

What does dish out mean?: To put (food) on to a dish ready for eating.

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