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dish

Definition

  • noun: a shallow container that you cook or serve food in
  • noun: a more or less concave vessel from which food is served
  • verb: to talk about the personal life of someone else
  • verb: to put (as food for serving) into a dish
  • often used with 'up'
  • synonyms: smasher, stunner, knockout

Examples

  • The 'main dish' [=the biggest dish of a meal] was poached salmon, and it was served with a 'side dish' [=a food that is served at the same time as the main dish] of spinach.

  • He can 'dish it out', but he can't take it. [=he likes to criticize other people, but he doesn't like being criticized]

  • Do you have cable TV or a 'dish'? [=an antenna shaped like a dish that receives television signals from a satellite]

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