Antonyms for dish out

Grammar : Verb

Spell : dish

Phonetic Transcription : dɪʃ

take

Definition of dish out

Origin : Old English disc "plate, bowl, platter," from Latin discus "dish, platter, quoit," from Greek diskos "disk, platter" (see disk). A common West Germanic borrowing; Old High German borrowed the word as tisc "plate," but German tisch now means "table," in common with other later Romanic forms (e.g. Italian desco, French dais). Meaning "particular variety of food served" is first recorded mid-15c. Meaning "what one likes" is c.1900; that of "attractive woman" is 1920s. Meaning "concave reflector or antenna" attested from 1948.

verb distribute

Example sentences :

There was some mistake, some confusion, or perhaps some dish out of order.
Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II » by Francis Augustus Cox

She took the dish out of its rag of newspaper, and stood looking on it with joy.
Extract from : « Sons and Lovers » by David Herbert Lawrence

For lack of this in a simple form, he concocted a dish out of vegetables, fruit and oil, which proved to him a great benefit.
Extract from : « Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa » by Joel Tyler Headley and William Fletcher Johnson

My dogs and birds amused him, and did he not even do me the honor to relish a dish out of my kitchen?
Extract from : « The Emperor, Complete » by Georg Ebers

Rocket Interceptor pilots had to be capable of taking all the punishment their ships could dish out.
Extract from : « Pushbutton War » by Joseph P. Martino

They will make a dish out of almost any of the herbs of the field, or of birds, beasts, or creeping things.
Extract from : « Fred Markham in Russia » by W. H. G. Kingston

Know how to make up a dish out of what was left over from the meals of the day before.
Extract from : « How Girls Can Help Their Country » by Juliette Low

"Dish out the bunny," said Slops, putting down his mug with a reckless look.
Extract from : « The Varmint » by Owen Johnson

I thanked the cook and proceeded to dish out some of the rice whose grayish color aroused Zulime's distrust.
Extract from : « A Daughter of the Middle Border » by Hamlin Garland

Then she made believe to dish out the pretend-ice-cream, and the children made believe to eat it with imaginary spoons.
Extract from : « Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Aunt Lu's City Home » by Laura Lee Hope

Synonyms for dish out

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