Dished

//dɪʃt// adj, verb, slang

adj, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of dish form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Shaped like a dish; concave.

    "Bicycle and cart wheels are often dished."

  2. 2
    Defeated, exhausted. archaic, colloquial

    "Getting tired, however, of this idol-worship, Lord Arthur gives out that he is ‘dished;’ and his worshippers depart from him as fast as they came."

Adjective
  1. 1
    shaped like a dish or pan wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
baffledbalkedbetrayedblastedblightedcavernous

Example

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"For centuries, friends and family chanted songs, youngsters danced, and cooks dished out traditional delicacies when Indian wedding festivities got under way."

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