The difference between Dish out and Hand out

When used as verbs, dish out means to put (food) on to a dish ready for eating, whereas hand out means to distribute.


Hand out is also phrase with the meaning: a player is out.

check bellow for the other definitions of Dish out and Hand out

  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. Hand out as a verb (transitive):

    to distribute