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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Dish \Dish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dished; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Dishing.]
     1. To put in a dish, ready for the table.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To make concave, or depress in the middle, like a dish;
        as, to dish a wheel by inclining the spokes.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To frustrate; to beat; to ruin. [Low]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. to talk about (a person) in a disparaging manner; to
        gossip about (a person); as, the secretaries spent their
        break time dishing the newest employee. [slang]
        [PJC]
  
     To dish out.
  
     1. To serve out of a dish; to distribute in portions at
        table.
  
     2. (Arch.) To hollow out, as a gutter in stone or wood.
  
     2. to dispense freely; -- also used figuratively; as, to dish
        out punishment; to dish out abuse or insult.
  
     To dish up, to take (food) from the oven, pots, etc., and
        put in dishes to be served at table.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Dishing \Dish"ing\, a.
     Dish-shaped; concave.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Dish \Dish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dished; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Dishing.]
     1. To put in a dish, ready for the table.
  
     2. To make concave, or depress in the middle, like a dish;
        as, to dish a wheel by inclining the spokes.
  
     3. To frustrate; to beat; to ruin. [Low]
  
     To dish out.
  
     1. To serve out of a dish; to distribute in portions at
        table.
  
     2. (Arch.) To hollow out, as a gutter in stone or wood.
  
     To dish up, to take (food) from the oven, pots, etc., and
        put in dishes to be served at table.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Dishing \Dish"ing\, a.
     Dish-shaped; concave.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  dishing
     a.
     Shaped like a dish; concave.
     n.
     1 A dish shape or deformation; a concavity.
     2 (lb en sometimes figurative) The act of placing in a dish, as when
  presenting food to be served.
     vb.
     (present participle of en dish nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  dishing
     a.
     Shaped like a dish; concave.
     n.
     1 A dish shape or deformation; a concavity.
     2 (lb en sometimes figurative) The act of placing in a dish, as when
  presenting food to be served.
     vb.
     (present participle of en dish nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  dishing
     a.
     Shaped like a dish; concave.
     n.
     1 A dish shape or deformation; a concavity.
     2 (lb en sometimes figurative) The act of placing in a dish, as when
  presenting food to be served.
     vb.
     (present participle of en dish nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  dishing
     a.
     Shaped like a dish; concave.
     n.
     1 A dish shape or deformation; a concavity.
     2 (lb en sometimes figurative) The act of placing in a dish, as when
  presenting food to be served.
     vb.
     (present participle of en dish nocat=1)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  dishing
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en dish ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb dish)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Dishing /dˈɪʃɪŋ/
  الإحباط

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  dishing /dˈɪʃɪŋ/
  Napfziehen  [techn.]
           Note: tief
     Synonyms: deep drawing, cupping
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  dishing /dˈɪʃɪŋ/
  anrichtend
     Synonym: dishing up
  
   see: dish, dish up, dished, dished up
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  dishing /dˈɪʃɪŋ/
  klatschend, tratschend
   see: dish, dished
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  dishing /dˈɪʃɪŋ/
  ruinierend, zunichtemachend
   see: dish, dished
  

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈdɪʃɪŋ/


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