dished

[ disht ]

adjective

1. concave:

   a dished face.

2. Older Slang. exhausted; worn out.
3. (of a parallel pair of vehicle wheels) farther apart at the top than at the bottom.

dished

/ dɪʃt /

adjective

1. shaped like a dish; concave
2. (of a pair of road wheels) arranged so that they are closer to one another at the bottom than at the top
3. informal.
   exhausted or defeated

Word History and Origins

Origin of dished¹

First recorded in 1580–90; dish + -ed ²

Example Sentences

She ran the gamut with physical humor and dished out droll, self-deprecating one-liners.

From The Daily Beast

Guy Ritchie dished out questions for the interview, in which Pitt got political.

From The Daily Beast

The ex-anchor dished about dating and weight loss with Sheryl Crow and Jessica Simpson in her daytime debut Monday.

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In an interview with Oprah, she dished on her personal success and her secret life as an artist.

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At an inspiring breakfast, Sheryl Sandberg dished on how social media is revolutionizing women's lives.

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Nicky's admirable judgment told him that as a competitive poet he was dished by Prothero.

From Project Gutenberg

I teased up the furnace, I leveled the fire, I dished the cinders in to thicken the heat, and I watched the cobbles.

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She dished her rival, but it is a marvel, with the strange means she employed, that she was not utterly ruined.

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Prevent that by adding to the soup, just before it is dished, a little paste made of flour and butter.

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Naturally he was much surprised at the visit, but he swallowed the story that Abdul Kerim dished up for him.

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