dɪʃ n. & v. --n. 1 a a
shallow, usu. flat-bottomed
container for cooking or
serving food,
made of
glass,
ceramics,
metal, etc. b
the food served in a dish (all the dishes
were delicious). c a
particular kind of food (a
meat dish). 2 (in pl.)
dirty plates,
cutlery, cooking pots, etc.
after a meal. 3 a a dish-shaped
receptacle,
object, or
cavity. b =
satellite dish. 4 sl. a sexually
attractive person. --v.tr. 1 put (food)
into a dish
ready for serving. 2 colloq. a
outmanoeuvre. b
Brit.
destroy (one's hopes, chances, etc.). 3
make concave or dish-shaped. ødish
out sl.
distribute,
esp. carelessly or indiscriminately. dish up 1
serve or
prepare to serve (food). 2 colloq.
seek to present (facts,
argument, etc.) attractively. øødishful n. (pl. -fuls). dishlike adj. [OE
disc plate, bowl (with Gmc
and ON cognates) f. L
discus DISC]