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(noun) a stroke (in tennis or badminton or squash) that puts the ball in play; "his powerful serves won the game" |
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Synonyms: service |
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Related Words: ace, fault, let, net ball, tennis shot, tennis stroke |
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(verb) put the ball into play; as in games like tennis; "It was Agassi's turn to serve" |
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Related Words: ace, go, move |
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(verb) do duty or hold offices; serve in a specific function: "He served as head of the department for three years"; "She served in Congress for two terms"; "They served as medics in Vietnam" |
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Related Words: act, caddie, caddy, do work, function, officiate, represent, rotate, work |
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(verb) provide food; "We serve meals for the homeless"; "She dished out the soup at 8 P.M." |
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Synonyms: dish, dish out, dish up, serve up |
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Related Words: cater, plank, ply, provide, supply |
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(verb) help to some food; help with food or drink; "I served him three times, and after that he helped himself" |
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Synonyms: help |
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Related Words: cater, ply, provide, supply |
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(verb) mate with; "male animals serve the females for breeding purposes" |
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Synonyms: service |
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Related Words: copulate, couple, mate, pair, stand |
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(verb) serve somebody with a warrant or summons; "He was processed by the sheriff" |
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Synonyms: process, swear out |
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Related Words: deliver, subpoena |
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(verb) to act as an attendant to; "May I serve you?"; "She attends the old lady in the wheelchair"; "Can you wait on our table, please?"; "Is a salesperson assisting you?" |
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Synonyms: assist, attend, attend to, wait on |
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Related Words: aid, assist, fag, help, valet |
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(verb) be in the service of, be a servant of, as of people, institutions, or ideas: "She served the art of music"; "He served the church"; "Marie served her mistress faithfully until her death" |
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Related Words: work |
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(verb) contribute or conduce to; "The scandal served to increase his popularity" |
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Related Words: bring about, effect, effectuate, facilitate, help, set up |
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(verb) promote; "Art serves commerce"; "Their interests are served"; "The lake serves recreation" |
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Related Words: foster, nurture |
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(verb) serve a purpose, role, or function; "The tree stump serves as a table"; "The female students served as a control group"; "This table would serve very well"; "His freedom served him well"; The table functions as a desk" |
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Synonyms: function |
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Related Words: act as, answer, do, prelude, suffice |
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(verb) spend time in prison or in a labor camp; "He did six years for embezzlement" |
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Synonyms: do |
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Related Words: admit, pass, spend |
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(verb) be used by; as of a utility: "The sewage plant served the neighboring communities"; "The garage served to shelter his horses" |
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Synonyms: service |
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Related Words: function, go, operate, run, work |
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