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dishes out

dishes out is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 dishes out

What is dishes out the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Dishes out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of dish out.

Words near dishes out in the dictionary

  1. disheritors
  2. disherits
  3. dishers
  4. dishes
  5. dishes off
  6. dishes out
  7. dishes the dirt
  8. dishes up
  9. dishesful
  10. dishevel
  11. disheveled

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