dish up

verb

dished up; dishing up; dishes up

informal

: to put (food) into a dish or dishes for serving or eating

dish up some soup

—sometimes used figuratively

The movie dishes up a wild mix of sex and violence.

Examples of dish up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Kitchens with Vietnamese roots began dishing up teriyaki alongside steaming bowlfuls of pho. — Allecia Vermillion, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Nov. 2026

Flint and Fennel, the all-day dining restaurant, serves a lavish breakfast buffet and elegant afternoon tea, while Solandra dishes up Mediterranean fare poolside. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Oct. 2026

Plus, food trucks will dish up American Classic and International cuisine. — Laura Daily, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2026

Big Sports and its TV partners will dish up anything that will keep us ponying up for tickets, merch and nachos and tuned in on our screens. — Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for dish up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup