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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"; "the machine dispenses soft drinks" [syn: distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out]
2: provide (usually but not necessarily food); "We serve meals for the homeless"; "She dished out the soup at 8 P.M."; "The entertainers served up a lively show" [syn: serve, serve up, dish out, dish up, dish]

Merriam Webster's

transitive verb Date: 1641 to give or dispense freely <dish out gifts> <dish out advice> <dish out punishment>

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

1. If you dish out something, you distribute it among a number of people. (INFORMAL) Doctors, not pharmacists, are responsible for dishing out drugs... The council wants to dish the money out to specific projects. PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), V n P 2. If someone dishes out criticism or punishment, they give it to someone. (INFORMAL) Linzi is well qualified to dish out advice. = dish up PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), also V n P 3. If you dish out food, you serve it to people at the beginning of each course of a meal. (INFORMAL) Here in the dining hall the cooks dish out chicken à la king. PHRASAL VERB: V P n

Moby Thesaurus

accord, administer, afford, allot, allow, award, bail, bestow, bestow on, bucket, communicate, confer, cup, deal, deal out, decant, deliver, dip, dish, dish up, dispense, dole, dole out, donate, extend, fork, fork out, furnish, gift, gift with, give, give freely, give out, grant, hand, hand out, hand over, heap, help to, impart, issue, ladle, lavish, let have, mete, mete out, offer, pour, present, proffer, provide, rain, render, scoop, serve, shell out, shovel, shower, slip, snow, spade, spoon, supply, tender, transfer, turn over, vouchsafe, yield