Definition of Serve. Meaning of Serve. Synonyms of Serve

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Definition of Serve

Serve
Serve Serve, v. i. 1. To be a servant or a slave; to be employed in labor or other business for another; to be in subjection or bondage; to render menial service. The Lord shall give thee rest . . . from the hard bondage wherein thou wast made to serve. --Isa. xiv. 3. 2. To perform domestic offices; to be occupied with household affairs; to prepare and dish up food, etc. But Martha . . . said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? --Luke x. 40. 3. To be in service; to do duty; to discharge the requirements of an office or employment. Specifically, to act in the public service, as a soldier, seaman. etc. Many . . . who had before been great commanders, but now served as private gentlemen without pay. --Knolles. 4. To be of use; to answer a purpose; to suffice; to suit; to be convenient or favorable. This little brand will serve to light your fire. --Dryden. As occasion serves, this noble queen And prince shall follow with a fresh supply. --Shak. 5. (Tennis) To lead off in delivering the ball.

Meaning of Serve from wikipedia

- up serve in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Serve or SERVE may refer to: The act of placing a ball or other object in play in sports such as; Serve (pickleball)...
- Soft serve, also known as soft ice, is a frozen dessert, similar to ice cream, but softer and less dense due to more air being introduced during freezing...
- A serve (or, more formally, a service) in tennis is a shot to start a point. A player will hit the ball with a racquet so it will fall into the diagonally...
- To protect and to serve may refer to: "To Protect and to Serve", the motto of the Los Angeles Police Department since 1963, subsequently adopted by many...
- The float serve is one of the types of serves in the game of volleyball. The serve involves hitting the volleyball in such a way to minimize the rotation...
- Serve-and-volley is a style of play in tennis where the player (volleyer) serving moves quickly towards the net after hitting a serve, to attempt to hit...
- Fit to Serve is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter A. J. Croce, released in 1998. all songs by A. J. Croce, except where noted "Fit...
- CompuServe (CompuServe Information Service, also known by its initialism CIS or later CSi) was an American online service, the first major commercial...
- "Serve the People" (Chinese: 为人民服务) is a political slogan and the motto of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). It originates from the title of a speech...
- "Serve & Protect" is the fourteenth episode of the fourth season of the American television police sitcom series Brooklyn Nine-Nine and the 82nd overall...