deal out
administer or bestow, as in small portions
- administer critical remarks to everyone present
- dole out some money
- shell out pocket money for the children
- deal a blow to someone
- the machine dispenses soft drinks
• Syn:
distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out,
lot, dispense, shell out, dish out, allot, dole out
• Derivationally related forms:
allotment (for: allot), dispensation (for: dispense), dispenser (for: dispense), deal (for: deal), distribution (for: distribute), distributor (for: distribute), distributer (for: distribute)
• Hypernyms:
give
• Hyponyms:
assign, allot, portion, reallot, deal,
give, apply
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something to somebody
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