dish meaning and definition

DISH noun

Definition of dish (noun)

1. a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
   • "we gave them a set of dishes for a wedding present"
2. a particular item of prepared food
   • "she prepared a special dish for dinner"
3. the quantity that a dish will hold
   • "they served me a dish of rice"
   • synonyms: dishful
4. a very attractive or seductive looking woman
   • synonyms: beauty, knockout, looker, lulu, mantrap, peach, ravisher, smasher, stunner, sweetheart
5. directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation
   • synonyms: dish aerial, dish antenna, saucer
6. an activity that you like or at which you are superior
   • "chemistry is not my cup of tea"; "his bag now is learning to play golf"; "marriage was scarcely his dish"
   • synonyms: bag, cup of tea

DISH verb

Definition of dish (verb)

1. 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"
   • synonyms: dish out, dish up, serve, serve up
2. make concave; shape like a dish