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serve

/sɜːv/
noun
  1. An act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play in various games.

    "Whose serve is it?"

  2. A portion of food or drink, a serving.

Synonymsservice, serving
Antonymsreceive
verb
  1. (personal) To provide a service (or, by extension, a product, especially food or drink).

  2. To treat (someone) in a given manner.

  3. To be suitor to; to be the lover of.

Synonymsattend, bestand, wait on

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