to dish out

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to dish out - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Dish \Dish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dished; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Dishing.]
     1. To put in a dish, ready for the table.
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     2. To make concave, or depress in the middle, like a dish;
        as, to dish a wheel by inclining the spokes.
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     3. To frustrate; to beat; to ruin. [Low]
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     4. to talk about (a person) in a disparaging manner; to
        gossip about (a person); as, the secretaries spent their
        break time dishing the newest employee. [slang]
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     To dish out.
  
     1. To serve out of a dish; to distribute in portions at
        table.
  
     2. (Arch.) To hollow out, as a gutter in stone or wood.
  
     2. to dispense freely; -- also used figuratively; as, to dish
        out punishment; to dish out abuse or insult.
  
     To dish up, to take (food) from the oven, pots, etc., and
        put in dishes to be served at table.
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