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

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

Despite dishing up Afghan and Middle Eastern cuisine for more than a decade, Kabob House is not a household name in Boise. — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 22 Sep. 2026

Perhaps an excited friend lets on about a surprise party, or a co-worker dishes up some unseemly office gossip. — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for dish up

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