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Definition of serves

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 serves 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)...
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- Memory Serves is a 1981 album by the New York based No Wave music group Material. "Memory Serves" (Bill Laswell, Michael Beinhorn) – 5:08 "Disappearing"...
- strong and flexible back. Kick/topspin serves are often used as both first and second serves. As a first serve, a player will put more pace on the ball...
- To Serve and Protect, also known as Under Arrest on streaming services, is a Canadian reality crime television series that shadows city police in Edmonton...
- "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...
- The Hamutsun Serve (はむつんサーブ) is a ****anese dance unit made up of 2 members, Rikiccho and Dah-yoshi. Formed in 1999 by students of ****ushima University...
- "To Serve Man" is a science fiction short story by American writer Damon Knight. It first appeared in the November 1950 issue of Galaxy Science Fiction...
- 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...