The difference between Dish out and Distribute

When used as verbs, dish out means to put (food) on to a dish ready for eating, whereas distribute means to divide into portions and dispense.

check bellow for the other definitions of Dish out and Distribute

  1. Dish out as a verb (transitive):

    To put (food) on to a dish ready for eating.

  2. Dish out as a verb (transitive):

    To distribute (a thing).

  3. Dish out as a verb (transitive, figuratively):

    To distribute or deliver something.

    Examples:

    "She can dish out criticism but she can't take it."

  4. Dish out as a verb (transitive, architecture):

    To hollow out, as a gutter in stone or wood.

  1. Distribute as a verb (transitive):

    To divide into portions and dispense.

    Examples:

    "He distributed the bread amongst his followers."

  2. Distribute as a verb (transitive):

    To supply to retail outlets.

    Examples:

    "The agency distributes newspapers to local shops."

  3. Distribute as a verb (transitive):

    To deliver or pass out.

    Examples:

    "A network of children distributes flyers to every house."

  4. Distribute as a verb (transitive):

    To scatter or spread.

    Examples:

    "I raked the soil then distributed grass seed."

  5. Distribute as a verb (transitive):

    To apportion (more or less evenly).

    Examples:

    "The robot's six legs distributed its weight over a wide area."

  6. Distribute as a verb (transitive):

    To classify or separate into categories.

    Examples:

    "The database distributed verbs into transitive and intransitive segments."

  7. Distribute as a verb (intransitive, mathematics):

    To be distributive.

  8. Distribute as a verb (printing):

    To separate (type which has been used) and return it to the proper boxes in the cases.

  9. Distribute as a verb (printing):

    To spread (ink) evenly, as upon a roller or a table.

  10. Distribute as a verb (logic):

    To employ (a term) in its whole extent; to take as universal in one premise.

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