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Synonyms for dish out

  • verb

Most common

portion out shell out administer dole out serve dish up distribute

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Dole out

deal, dole out, deal out, lot, shell out, portion out, administer, dispense, parcel out, allot, mete out

2. Serve — to hollow out, as a gutter in stone or wood

serve, dish up, give out, serve up, dish

3. Distribute — to distribute (a thing)

distribute, pass out, hand round, pass round

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To distribute (a thing).

  2. v. 2

    To hollow out, as a gutter in stone or wood.

  3. v. 3

    To put (food) on to a dish ready for eating.

Example sentences

  • administer I know how to administer injections.
  • serve You don't need to thank me. I'm here to serve you.

By length

3 letters
lot1
4 letters
deal1, dish1
5 letters
serve1, allot2
8 letters
dispense2
10 letters
distribute3, administer4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (allot2 = 2 syllables).