# dish out

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To put (food) on to a dish ready for eating.
2. To distribute (a thing).
3. To distribute or deliver something.
4. To hollow out, as a gutter in stone or wood.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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