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dished out

dished out is the simple past and past participle of dish out.

Meaning of dish out

Verb

dish out (third-person singular simple present dishes out, present participle dishing out, simple past and past participle dished out)

  1. (transitive) To put (food) on to a dish ready for eating.
  2. (transitive) To distribute (a thing).
  3. (figuratively, transitive) To distribute or deliver something.
    • She can dish out criticism but she can't take it.
  4. (transitive) To hollow out, as a gutter in stone or wood.
    Synonyms:
    dish up, serve, give out

Questions about dished out

What is dished out the simple past and past participle of?
Dished out is the simple past and past participle of dish out.

Words near dished out in the dictionary

  1. disheartens
  2. dishearting
  3. dishearts
  4. dished
  5. dished off
  6. dished out
  7. dished the dirt
  8. dished up
  9. disheir
  10. disheired
  11. disheiring

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