The Collaborative International Dictionary
Dish \Dish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dished; p. pr. & vb. n. Dishing.]
To put in a dish, ready for the table.
To make concave, or depress in the middle, like a dish; as, to dish a wheel by inclining the spokes.
To frustrate; to beat; to ruin. [Low]
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to talk about (a person) in a disparaging manner; to gossip about (a person); as, the secretaries spent their break time dishing the newest employee. [slang] To dish out.
To serve out of a dish; to distribute in portions at table.
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(Arch.) To hollow out, as a gutter in stone or wood.
2. to dispense freely; -- also used figuratively; as, to dish out punishment; to dish out abuse or insult.
To dish up, to take (food) from the oven, pots, etc., and put in dishes to be served at table.
Usage examples of "to dish up".
Dahlia was taken aback herself, but managed to dish up the plate lunch special and serve Bubba, Sissie, Sukie, and Hammet--who tore right into it as if he hadn't eaten in a week.
No-but if I was to, it looks like you wouldn't have to dish up anything new, he said dryly.