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dishing out
| Main Entry: |
dish out
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | distribute |
| Synonyms: | allocate, deliver, dispense, dole out, fork over, furnish, give out, hand, hand out, hand over, inflict, ladle, mete out, present, produce, scoop, serve, serve up, spoon, supply, transfer, turn over |
| Antonyms: | take |
| Main Entry: | assign |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | set apart for a reason |
| Synonyms: | allocate, allot, appoint, apportion, appropriate, consign, designate, detail, determine, dish out, distribute, divide, earmark, fix, fork out, give, grant, hand out, hand over, indicate, mete, prescribe, relegate, shell out, specify, stipulate |
| Antonyms: | keep |
| Main Entry: | award |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give prize or reward |
| Synonyms: | accord, adjudge, allocate, allot, apportion, assign, bestow, concede, confer, decree, dish out, distribute, donate, endow, fork out, gift, grant, hand out, present, render, reward, shell out, sweeten the kitty |
| Notes: | an award is something awarded or granted, as for merit; a reward is something given or received in recompense for worthy behavior or in retribution for evil acts |
| Main Entry: | burden |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | encumber, strain |
| Synonyms: | afflict, bear down on, bother, crush, cumber, depress, dish it out, dish out, dump on, encumber, give it to, hamper, handicap, hinder, impede, lade, load, make heavy, obligate, oppress, overcharge, overload, overwhelm, pile, press, saddle with, snow under, snow*, stick it to, strain, tax, trouble, try, vex, weigh down, worry |
| Antonyms: | aid, help, relieve |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | deal |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | distribute |
| Synonyms: | administer, allot, apportion, assign, bestow, come across with, deliver, disburse, dish out, dispense, disperse, disseminate, divide, divvy, dole out, drop, fork out, fork over, give, hand out, impart, inflict, measure, mete out, partake, participate, partition, render, reward, share, strike |
| Antonyms: | hold, keep |
| Main Entry: | deliver |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | transfer, carry |
| Synonyms: | bear, bring, cart, come across with, convey, dish out, distribute, drop, fork over, gimme, give, hand, hand over, hand-carry, pass, put on, put out, remit, transport, truck |
| Antonyms: | hold, keep, retain |
| Main Entry: | dispense |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dole out supply |
| Synonyms: | allocate, allot, apportion, assign, come across with, deal, deal out, disburse, dish out, distribute, divide, divvy, fork out, furnish, give, give away, give with, hand out, hand over, lot, measure, mete out, partition, portion, prepare, prorate, share, shell out |
| Antonyms: | receive, take |
| Main Entry: | distribute |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | allocate, deliver, spread |
| Synonyms: | administer, allot, apportion, appropriate, assign, bestow, circulate, consign, convey, cut up, deal, deal out, diffuse, disburse, dish out, dispense, disperse, dispose, disseminate, divide, divvy up, dole out, donate, endow, fork out, give, give away, hand out, issue, lot out, measure out, mete, parcel, partition, pass out, pay out, present, prorate, radiate, ration, scatter, share, shell out, slice up, sow, strew |
| Antonyms: | collect, gather, hoard, hold, keep, maintain, preserve, store |
| Main Entry: | divide |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | distribute |
| Synonyms: | allocate, allot, apportion, articulate, cut, cut in, cut one in, cut up, deal, deal out, disburse, dish out, dispense, disperse, divvy up, dole out, factor, fork out, go fifty-fifty, hand out, hand over, lot out, measure out, parcel, partition, piece up, portion, prorate, quota, ration, share, shell out, shift, slice, slice up, split up |
| Antonyms: | hold, keep, maintain, retain |
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