1.To put in a dish, ready for the table.
2.To make concave, or depress in the middle, like a dish; as, to dish a wheel by inclining the spokes.
3.To frustrate; to beat; to ruin. (Low)
4.To talk about (a person) in a disparaging manner; to gossip about (a person); as, the secretaries spent their break time dishing the newest employee. (slang)
To dish out. 1.To serve out of a dish; to distribute in portions at table.
2.(Arch.) To hollow out, as a gutter in stone or wood.
3.to dispense freely; also used figuratively; as, to dish out punishment; to dish out abuse or insult.