dish out
English Thesaurus
1. provide (usually but not necessarily food) (verb.consumption)
| hypernym | : | cater, ply, provide, supply, |
| definition | : | give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance (verb.consumption) |
| hyponym | : | plank, |
| definition | : | cook and serve on a plank (verb.consumption) |
| verb group | : | help, serve, |
| definition | : | help to some food; help with food or drink (verb.consumption) |
2. administer or bestow, as in small portions (verb.possession)
| hypernym | : | give, |
| definition | : | transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | reallot, |
| definition | : | allot again (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | deal, |
| definition | : | distribute cards to the players in a game (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | apply, give, |
| definition | : | give or convey physically (verb.possession) |
3. provide (usually but not necessarily food) (verb.consumption)
| derivation | : | dish, |
| definition | : | a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | dish, |
| definition | : | a particular item of prepared food (noun.food) |
| derivation | : | dish, dishful, |
| definition | : | the quantity that a dish will hold (noun.quantity) |
4. administer or bestow, as in small portions (verb.possession)
| derivation | : | distribution, |
| definition | : | the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | dispensation, |
| definition | : | the act of dispensing (giving out in portions) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | deal, |
| definition | : | the act of apportioning or distributing something (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | dispenser, |
| definition | : | a container so designed that the contents can be used in prescribed amounts (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | allocator, distributor, |
| definition | : | a person with authority to allot or deal out or apportion (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | dispenser, |
| definition | : | a person who dispenses (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | dispensation, |
| definition | : | a share that has been dispensed or distributed (noun.possession) |
5. provide (usually but not necessarily food) (verb.consumption)
| derivation | : | dish, |
| definition | : | a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | dish, |
| definition | : | a particular item of prepared food (noun.food) |
| derivation | : | dish, dishful, |
| definition | : | the quantity that a dish will hold (noun.quantity) |
6. administer or bestow, as in small portions (verb.possession)
| derivation | : | distribution, |
| definition | : | the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | dispensation, |
| definition | : | the act of dispensing (giving out in portions) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | deal, |
| definition | : | the act of apportioning or distributing something (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | dispenser, |
| definition | : | a container so designed that the contents can be used in prescribed amounts (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | allocator, distributor, |
| definition | : | a person with authority to allot or deal out or apportion (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | dispenser, |
| definition | : | a person who dispenses (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | dispensation, |
| definition | : | a share that has been dispensed or distributed (noun.possession) |
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