dish out

verb

dished out; dishing out; dishes out

transitive verb

: to give or dispense freely

dish out gifts

dish out advice

dish out punishment

Examples of dish out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

With any investment, those dishing out the big bucks want a return. — Scott Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Cantina Alley’s menu dishes out an assortment of Mexican cuisine such as tacos, tortas, sopa and aqua fresca drinks. — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Cardoso has now scored 10 goals and dished out six assists this season. — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026

And Ponderosa certainly hasn’t forgotten about the 42-7 drubbing that Dakota Ridge dished out last year. — Brent New, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1641, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for dish out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout

Kids Definition

dish out

verb

: to give out freely

dish out advice