dish out

verb

dished out; dishing out; dishes out

transitive verb

: to give or dispense freely
dish out gifts
dish out advice
dish out punishment

Examples of dish out in a Sentence

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Luke Raimondi, Leland water polo: Raimondi scored four goals, dished out four assists, stole five passes and blocked five shots in Leland’s 14-7 win over Pioneer in the CCS Division II semifinals. Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 18 Nov. 2024 Bronny played five minutes, recorded two points, shot 1-for-2 from the field, 0-for-1 from three, dished out two assists, and one steal. Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024 Renters in those areas dish out more than 30% of their income toward rent, the report said. Alexandra Banner, CNN, 13 Sep. 2024 The importance of this practice was underscored recently when several mass howler monkey die-offs in Mexico were attributed to the formation of a heat dome made more likely by a warmed, chaotic atmosphere increasingly dishing out unpredictable and unseasonable weather extremes. Joan Meiners, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for dish out 

Word History

First Known Use

1641, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dish out was in 1641

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“Dish out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dish%20out. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

dish out

verb
: to give out freely
dish out advice

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