Phrase guide
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verb
To serve (cooked food); to take (food) from the oven, pots, etc. and put in dishes to be served at table.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
To produce for an audience.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, transitive
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verb
To beat up.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, transitive
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verb
provide (usually but not necessarily food)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: serve, serve up, dish out, dish
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: provide, supply, ply, cater
Narrower terms: plank
History
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Across languages
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
