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
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Dish out as a verb (transitive):
To put (food) on to a dish ready for eating.
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Dish out as a verb (transitive):
To distribute (a thing).
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Dish out as a verb (transitive, figuratively):
To distribute or deliver something.
Examples:
"She can dish out criticism but she can't take it."
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Dish out as a verb (transitive, architecture):
To hollow out, as a gutter in stone or wood.
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Hand out as a verb (transitive):
to distribute