Main entry: dish, dish out, dish up, serve, serve up
Definition: provide (usually but not necessarily food)
Usage: We serve meals for the homeless; She dished out the soup at 8 P.M.; The entertainers served up a lively show
Main entry: distribute, dole out, deal, deal out, dish out, dispense, allot, administer, parcel out, shell out, mete out, lot
Definition: administer or bestow, as in small portions
Usage: administer critical remarks to everyone present; dole out some money; shell out pocket money for the children; deal a blow to someone; the machine dispenses soft drinks