dish up

verb

dished up; dishing up; dishes up
informal
: to put (food) into a dish or dishes for serving or eating
dish up some soup
—sometimes used figuratively
The movie dishes up a wild mix of sex and violence.

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Make the holiday weekend stress-free by preparing the dish up to two days in advance. — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 11 May 2026 This unassuming-looking restaurant dishes up some of the best breakfast and lunch in town. — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2026 For breakfast, order in-suite or dine on the deck at Pier 12, which dishes up seafood the rest of the day. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 July 2026 Using rich beef birria, El Semáforo dishes up pizza, tamales, melts, tortas, ramen and stew. — Michael Deeds may 18, Idaho Statesman, 18 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for dish up

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“Dish up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dish%20up. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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