distribute (v)
administer (v)
mete out (v)
deal#1 (v)
parcel out (v)
lot (v)
dispense (v)
shell out (v)
deal out (v)
dish out (v)
allot#2 (v)
dole out (v)

v02294436

type v
lex_filenum 40
def administer or bestow, as in small portions
examples 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
Frame - 8 Somebody ----s something
Frame - 15 Somebody ----s something to somebody
Outgoing links
Hypernym give
Derivationally related form allot → allotment
Derivationally related form dispense → dispensation; dispense → dispensation; dispense → dispenser; dispense → dispenser
Derivationally related form deal → deal
Derivationally related form distribute → distribution
Derivationally related form distribute → distributor; distribute → distributer
Hyponym assign, allot, portion; reallot; deal; give, apply
Incoming links
Derivationally related form distribution → distribute
Derivationally related form dispensation → dispense; dispenser → dispense; dispenser → dispense; dispensation → dispense
Derivationally related form allotment → allot
Derivationally related form deal → deal
Derivationally related form distributer → distribute; distributor → distribute
Hyponym give
Hypernym assign, allot, portion; reallot; deal; give, apply
Also see deal → deal out

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