Found 1 items, similar to To dish up.
English → English (gcide) Definition: To dish up Dish \Dish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dished; p. pr. & vb. n. Dishing.] 1. To put in a dish, ready for the table. [1913 Webster] 2. To make concave, or depress in the middle, like a dish; as, to dish a wheel by inclining the spokes. [1913 Webster] 3. To frustrate; to beat; to ruin. [Low] [1913 Webster] 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] [PJC] 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. [1913 Webster]