Serve
Definition of Serve
| v. t. | 1. | To work for; to labor in behalf of; to exert one's self continuously or statedly for the benefit of; to do service for; to be in the employment of, as an inferior, domestic, serf, slave, hired assistant, official helper, etc.; specifically, in a religious sense, to obey and worship. | | 2. | To be subordinate to; to act a secondary part under; to appear as the inferior of; to minister to. | | 3. | To be suitor to; to profess love to. | | 4. | To wait upon; to supply the wants of; to attend; specifically, to wait upon at table; to attend at meals; to supply with food; as, to serve customers in a shop. | | 5. | Hence, to bring forward, arrange, deal, or distribute, as a portion of anything, especially of food prepared for eating; - often with up; formerly with in. | | 6. | To perform the duties belonging to, or required in or for; hence, to be of use to; as, a curate may serve two churches; to serve one's country. | | 7. | To contribute or conduce to; to promote; to be sufficient for; to satisfy; as, to serve one's turn. | | 8. | To answer or be (in the place of something) to; as, a sofa serves one for a seat and a couch. | | 9. | To treat; to behave one's self to; to requite; to act toward; as, he served me very ill. | | 10. | To work; to operate; as, to serve the guns. | | 11. | (Law) To bring to notice, deliver, or execute, either actually or constructively, in such manner as the law requires; as, to serve a summons. | | 12. | To pass or spend, as time, esp. time of punishment; as, to serve a term in prison. | | 13. | To copulate with; to cover; as, a horse serves a mare; - said of the male. | | 14. | (Tennis) To lead off in delivering (the ball). | | 15. | (Naut.) To wind spun yarn, or the like, tightly around (a rope or cable, etc.) so as to protect it from chafing or from the weather. See under Serving.| To serve one's self of | | to avail one's self of; to make use of. |
| | 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. | | 2. | To perform domestic offices; to be occupied with household affairs; to prepare and dish up food, etc. | | 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. | | 4. | To be of use; to answer a purpose; to suffice; to suit; to be convenient or favorable. | | 5. | (Tennis) To lead off in delivering the ball. |
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