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parcel out
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb parcel out has 1 sense
- parcel out(v = verb.possession) administer, allot, deal, deal out, dish out, dispense, distribute, dole out, lot, mete out, shell 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" is one way to give
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
THESAURUS
parcel out
administer, align, allocate, allot, apportion, array, collocate, compose, cut up, deal, deal out, disburse, dispense, disperse, dispose, distribute, district, divide, divide up, divvy, divvy up, dole, dole out, fix, give out, issue, line, line up, marshal, measure out, mete, mete out, parcel, partition, pass around, pay out, place, portion, portion out, rally, range, regiment, section, segment, set out, space, split, split up, spoon out, subdivide, zoneROGET THESAURUS
parcel out
Arrangement
VB reduce to order, bring into order, introduce order into, rally, arrange, dispose, place, form, put in order, set in order, place in order, set out, collocate, pack, marshal, range, size, rank, group, parcel out, allot, distribute, deal, cast the parts, assign the parts, dispose of, assign places to, assort, sort, sift, riddle, put to rights, set to rights, put into shape, put in trim, put in array, apportion, class, classify, divide, file, string together, thread, register, catalogue, tabulate, index, graduate, digest, grade, methodize, regulate, systematize, coordinate, organize, settle, fix, unravel, disentangle, ravel, card, disembroil, feaze.Apportionment
VB apportion, divide, distribute, administer, dispense, billet, allot, detail, cast, share, mete, portion out, parcel out, dole out, deal, carve, allocate, ration, ration out, assign, separate, partition, assign, appropriate, appoint, come in for one's share.
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