to dish out

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

1.To put in a dish, ready for the table. [1913 Webster]

2.To make concave, or depress in the middle, like a dish; as, to dish a wheel by inclining the spokes. [1913 Webster]

3.To frustrate; to beat; to ruin. [Low] [1913 Webster]

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] [PJC]

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.

2.to dispense freely; -- also used figuratively; as, to dish out punishment; to dish out abuse or insult.

To dish up, to take (food) from the oven, pots, etc., and put in dishes to be served at table. [1913 Webster]