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parcel out
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. |  parcel 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"deal out, dish out, dispense, distribute, dole out, mete out, shell out, lot, administer, allot, dealgive - transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care"allot, portion, assign - give out; "We were assigned new uniforms"reallot - allot again; "They were realloted additional farm land"deal - distribute cards to the players in a game; "Who's dealing?"apply, give - give or convey physically; "She gave him First Aid"; "I gave him a punch in the nose" |
parcelnounA piece of land:lot, plot, tract.phrasal verb
parcel outTo give out in portions or shares:deal (out), dispense, distribute, divide, dole out, portion (out), ration (out), share.Slang: divvy.Translations
parcel out
parcel (someone or something) outTo divide people or things into smaller groups and distribute them to others. Once we get to the museum, we're going to parcel groups of kids out to each chaperone. The teacher told Tom to parcel the box of cookies out to everyone in class.See also: out, parcelparcel someone or something outFig. to divide up and send or give away people or things. Carla parceled all the uniforms out so everyone would have one to wear for the parade. We will parcel out the children for the summer.See also: out, parcelparcel outDivide into parts and distribute, as in She parceled out the remaining candy among the children. This idiom uses parcel in the sense of "divide into small portions." [Mid-1500s] See also: out, parcelparcel outv. To divide something into parts or portions for distribution: The teacher parceled out the cookies to the pupils. I parceled the free tickets out to my friends.See also: out, parcelEncyclopediaSeeparcelparcel out
Related to parcel out: stick to, parcel up, detract from, tripped up, harken backSynonyms for parcel outverb administer or bestow, as in small portionsSynonyms- deal out
- dish out
- dispense
- distribute
- dole out
- mete out
- shell out
- lot
- administer
- allot
- deal
Related Words- give
- allot
- portion
- assign
- reallot
- deal
- apply
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