WordDictionary

Noun:

• sports the act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play in various games
• US A portion of food, a serving

Verb:

• intransitive 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.
• intransitive 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.
• intransitive To be of use; to answer a purpose; to suffice; to suit; to be convenient or favorable.
• intransitive To perform domestic offices; to be occupied with household affairs; to prepare and dish up food, etc.
• archaic To treat; to behave one's self to; to requite; to act toward.
• intransitive|obsolete 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.
• intransitive|sports To lead off with the first delivery (of the ball) over the net, as in tennis, volleyball, ping pong, etc.
• legal To bring to notice, deliver, or execute, either actually or constructively, in such manner as the law requires
• legal To make legal service upon (a person named in a writ, summons, etc.); as, to serve a witness with a subpoena.
• obsolete To be suitor to; to profess love to.
• obsolete To work; to operate.
• religion To obey and worship.
• transitive To answer or be (in the place of something) to.
• transitive To be subordinate to; to act a secondary part under; to appear as the inferior of; to minister to.
• transitive To bring forward, arrange, deal, or distribute, as a portion of anything, especially of food prepared for eating; -- often with serve up; formerly with serve in.
• transitive To contribute to or conduce to; to promote; to be sufficient for; to satisfy
• transitive To copulate with; to verb.
• transitive To pass or spend, as time, esp. time of punishment; as, to serve a term in prison.
• transitive To perform the duties belonging to, or required in or for; hence, to be of use to.
• transitive To wait upon; to supply the wants of; to attend; specifically, to wait upon at table; to attend at meals; to supply with food
• transitive 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.