noun

1. 1. any container, generally shallow and concave and of porcelain, earthenware, glass, plastic, etc. for serving or holding food
   2. plates, bowls, saucers, cups, etc., collectively
2. 1. the food in a dish
   2. a particular kind of food, or food prepared in a certain way one's favorite dish
3. a dishful
4. a dish-shaped object, as the reflector of a dish antenna
5. a dishlike concavity, or the amount of this
6. Informal a favorite thing; preference
7. ☆ Slang a sexually attractive person, esp. a young woman
8. Slang gossip, esp. when disparaging or malicious: often with the

Etymology: ME < OE disc, dish, plate < PGmc *diskuz < L discus: see discus

transitive verb

1. to serve (food) in a dish: usually with up or out
2. to shape (an object, surface, or hole) like a dish: make concave: usually with out
3. Slang to gossip about, esp. in a disparaging way
4. Chiefly Brit., Slang to cheat, frustrate, ruin, etc.

intransitive verb

1. to be or become dish-shaped; cave in
2. Slang to gossip, esp. disparagingly