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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
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- fastest second serve ever recorded. Criteria Men's serves must be recorded at or over 230 km/h (143 mph) minimum standard speed. Women's serves must be recorded...
- Soft serve, also known as soft ice, is a frozen dairy dessert, similar to ice cream but softer and less dense as a result of air being introduced during...
- 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 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...
- register (which effectively serves as the only percussion instrument) and a simple musical accompaniment. The 1977 Are You Being Served? film has a different...
- In criminal law, "time served" describes a sentence where the defendant is credited immediately after the guilty verdict with the time spent in remand...
- Servance is a former commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged...
- A crew-served weapon is any weapon system that is issued to a crew of two or more individuals performing the same or separate tasks to run at maximum operational...
