Definitions:

1. a stroke that puts the ball in play noun
   • My powerful serves won the game.
2. contribute or conduce to verb
   • My programming skills serve to advance my career, but my true calling is the outdoors.
3. devote one's life or efforts to, as of countries, institutions, or ideas verb
   • I served the art of music.
4. do duty or hold offices verb
   • serve in a specific function
5. do military service verb
   • I served two tours in Vietnam.
6. mate with verb
   • male animals serve the females for breeding purposes
7. promote, benefit, or be useful or beneficial to verb
   • Art serves commerce
8. provide (usually but not necessarily food) verb
   • We serve meals for the homeless
9. put the ball into play verb
   • It was Agassi's turn to serve
10. serve a purpose, role, or function verb
    • The tree stump serves as a table
11. work for or be a servant to verb
    • May I serve you?

Synonyms:

• answer
• assist
• dish
• do
• function
• go around
• help
• process
• serve well
• service
• suffice

NearBy Words:

• server