dish up
To serve; to take from the oven, pots, etc. and put in dishes to be served at tableTo serve (cooked food); to take (food) from the oven, pots, etc. and put in dishes to be served at table.
» Tom usually lets dirty dishes pile up for a week, then he washes them.
Том обычно неделю скапливает грязную посуду и только потом её моет.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To serve (cooked food); to take (food) from the oven, pots, etc. and put in dishes to be served at table.
(figuratively, transitive)To produce for an audience.
The writers are dishing up more of the same with this bland suburban sitcom.
(dated, transitive)To beat up.
- provide (usually but not necessarily food)
Examples
10 sentencesTom usually lets dirty dishes pile up for a week, then he washes them.
ruТом обычно неделю скапливает грязную посуду и только потом её моет.
If you stack the dishes up by the sink, I'll do them later.
The dishes are piling up in the sink.
ruПосуда скапливается в раковине.
How is it that dishes pile up so quickly?
deWie kommt es, dass sich Geschirr so schnell auftürmt?
Keep your aprons and dish towels hung up neatly.
Translations
4 languagesForms
dishes up, dishing up, dished up, dished up| Base form | dish up · to dish up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | dishes up |
| Present participle | dishing up |
| Past simple | dished up |
| Past participle | dished up |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
3 phrasal verbsSynonyms
4 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb