dish

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dish[1,noun] dish[2,verb] chafing dish deep-dish dish out petri dish satellite dish side dish

Main Entry: ¹dish
Pronunciation: 'dish
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English disc plate, from Latin discus quoit, disk, dish, from Greek diskos, from dikein to throw
1 a : a more or less concave vessel from which food is served b : the contents of a dish <a dish of strawberries>
2 a : food prepared in a particular way b : something one particularly enjoys : CUP OF TEA
3 a (1) : any of various shallow concave vessels; broadly : anything shallowly concave (2) : a directional receiver having a concave usually parabolic reflector; especially : one used as a microwave or radar antenna b : the state of being concave or the degree of concavity
4 a : something that is favored <entertainment that is just his dish> b : an attractive or sexy person
5 : GOSSIP 2a <the latest dish>