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

Finally, young provided some notable scoring early in this game, tallying 12 points on 5-of-11 shooting, while hauling in three rebounds and dishing out three assists. — Scott Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026

The first-year pro had a 16-point game against the Philadelphia 76ers and dished out nine assists twice. — Tony East, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

But the steady supply of sadness, regret, pain and loss that Karol G dishes out in Me Arrepiento is not customary. — Leila Cobo, Billboard, 28 Aug. 2026

They were dished out to workers who were doing construction on his property, despite having a work permit. — Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 17 Aug. 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