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• Serve — Serve, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Served}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Serving}.] [OE. serven, servien, OF. & F. servir, fr. L. servire; akin to servus a servant or slave, servare to protect, preserve, observe; cf. Zend har to protect, haurva protecting. Cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• serve — serve1 W1S1 [sə:v US sə:rv] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(food/drink)¦ 2 serve two/three/four etc (people) 3¦(shop)¦ 4¦(be useful/helpful)¦ 5¦(do useful work)¦ 6¦(have an effect)¦ 7¦(provide something)¦ 8¦(prison)¦ 9¦(sport)¦ 10 it …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• serve, service — As verbs, these words have similar meanings but are not always interchangeable. One could say A good bus line serves the residents of that area, but services would be out of place in that sentence. Similarly, service, not serve, is appropriate in …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

• Serve and volley — is a style of play in tennis where the player serving moves quickly towards the net after hitting a serve. The server then attempts to hit a volley (a shot where the ball is struck without allowing it to bounce), as opposed to the baseline style …   Wikipedia

• serve two masters — serve one/two etc/masters phrase to be controlled by one two etc people or things Thesaurus: not free or independentsynonym Main entry: master * * * take orders from two superiors or follow two conflicting or opposing princip …   Useful english dictionary

• 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. [1913 Webster] The Lord shall give thee rest . . . from the hard bondage wherein thou… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Not Dark Yet — Single by Bob Dylan from the album Time Out of Mind Released …   Wikipedia

• Not So Quiet: Stepdaughters of War — was published in 1930 by Evadne Price, using the pseudonym Helen Zenna Smith. Smith’s semi biographical account of an ambulance driver provides female insight to the horrors of the First World War. Not So Quiet criticizes nationalism, masculinity …   Wikipedia

• Not Wanted on the Voyage — is a novel by Canadian author Timothy Findley, which presents a magic realist post modern re telling of the Great Flood in the biblical Book of Genesis. It was first published by Viking Canada in the autumn of 1984. Contents 1 Plot summary 2… …   Wikipedia

• serve you right — serve (you) right you deserve the punishment that you received. After the way she treated him, it would serve her right if he left her. Usage notes: often said with an attitude of pleasure because someone you do not like is suffering …   New idioms dictionary

• serve right — serve (you) right you deserve the punishment that you received. After the way she treated him, it would serve her right if he left her. Usage notes: often said with an attitude of pleasure because someone you do not like is suffering …   New idioms dictionary