Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
DISH
I. noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English disc plate, from Latin discus quoit, disk, dish, from Greek diskos, from dikein to throw Date: before 12th century
1. a more or less concave vessel from which food is served, the contents of a dish ,
2. food prepared in a particular way, something one particularly enjoys ; cup of tea ,
3. a. any of various shallow concave vessels, a directional receiver having a concave usually parabolic reflector, the state of being concave or the degree of concavity,
4. something that is favored , an attractive or sexy person, gossip 2a ,
II. verb
Date: 14th century
transitive verb to put (as food for serving) into a dish, present , to make concave like a dish, to disclose or discuss especially publicly , to pass (a basketball) to a teammate, intransitive verb gossip , to pass a basketball to a teammate