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Serve

Noun

Definitions

1.NounAn act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play in various games.
"Whose serve is it?"
2.NounA portion of food or drink, a serving.
3.NounAn impressive presentation (especially of a person's appearance).
"That white eyeliner is such a serve."
4.VerbTo provide a service (or, by extension, a product, especially food or drink). To be a formal servant for (a god or deity); to worship in an official capacity. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller} To be a servant for; to work for, to be employed by. To wait upon (someone) at table; to set food and drink in front of, to help (someone) to food, meals etc. To render service by being a servant, worker, employee, or officeholder; to hold those roles and perform their duties. To set down (food or drink) on the table to be eaten; to bring (food, drink) to a person.
5.VerbTo be a formal servant for (a god or deity); to worship in an official capacity. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
6.VerbTo be a servant for; to work for, to be employed by.
7.VerbTo wait upon (someone) at table; to set food and drink in front of, to help (someone) to food, meals etc.
8.VerbTo render service by being a servant, worker, employee, or officeholder; to hold those roles and perform their duties.
9.VerbTo set down (food or drink) on the table to be eaten; to bring (food, drink) to a person.
10.VerbTo treat (someone) in a given manner.
11.VerbTo be suitor to; to be the lover of.
12.VerbTo be effective. To be useful to; to meet the needs of. To have a given use or purpose; to function for something or to do something. To usefully take the place as, instead of something else.
13.VerbTo be useful to; to meet the needs of.
14.VerbTo have a given use or purpose; to function for something or to do something.
15.VerbTo usefully take the place as, instead of something else.
16.VerbTo deliver a document in such a way that the recipient can be legally considered to be informed of it. To officially deliver (a legal notice, summons etc.).
"a document served on the tenant; to serve a witness with a subpoena"
17.VerbTo officially deliver (a legal notice, summons etc.).
"a document served on the tenant"
18.VerbTo make legal service upon (a person named in a writ, summons, etc.)
"to serve a witness with a subpoena"
19.VerbTo lead off with the first delivery over the net in tennis, volleyball, ping pong, badminton etc.
20.VerbTo copulate with (of male animals); to cover.
21.VerbTo be in military service.
22.VerbTo work, to operate (a weapon).
23.VerbTo work through (a given period of time in prison, a sentence).
24.VerbTo wind spun yarn etc. tightly around (a rope or cable, etc.) so as to protect it from chafing or from the weather.
25.VerbTo perform (a public obligation).
"I've received a summons for jury duty. It says I serve one day or one trial.; She served the office of mayor five years ago."
26.VerbTo provide crack cocaine (to), usually by selling, dealing, or distributing.
27.VerbTo present an attractive personal appearance. To present an attractive personal appearance. To attractively display (something, especially a body part) as part of one's personal appearance. To evoke (something, especially a person) with one's personal appearance.
28.VerbTo present an attractive personal appearance.
29.VerbTo attractively display (something, especially a body part) as part of one's personal appearance.
30.VerbTo evoke (something, especially a person) with one's personal appearance.
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