Phrase guide
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verb
To put (food) on to a dish ready for eating.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Antonyms: none provided
verb
To distribute (a thing).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
To distribute or deliver something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, transitive
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verb
To hollow out, as a gutter in stone or wood.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: architecture
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verb
provide (usually but not necessarily food)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: serve, serve up, dish up, dish
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: provide, supply, ply, cater
Narrower terms: plank
verb
administer or bestow, as in small portions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, allot, dole out
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: give
Narrower terms: assign, allot, portion, reallot, deal, give, apply
History
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Across languages
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