n A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a depressed region in the middle.
n The contents of such a vessel.
n A specific type of prepared food.
n (in the plural) Tableware (including cutlery, etc, as well as crockery) that is to be or is being washed after being used to prepare, serve and eat a meal.
n a type of antenna with a similar shape to a plate or bowl, as in satellite dish, radar dish
n (slang) A sexually attractive person.
v (transitive) To put in a dish or dishes; serve, usually food.
v (context|informal|slang) To gossip; to relay information about the personal situation of another.
v (transitive) To make concave, or depress in the middle, like a dish.