[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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. conserve, desert merit, dessert,
   observe, serf, sergeant.
   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.
      1913 webster

            god is my witness, whom i serve with my spirit.
                                                  --rom. i. 9.
      1913 webster

            jacob loved rachel; and said, i will serve thee
            seven years for rachel thy younger daughter. --gen.
                                                  xxix. 18.
      1913 webster

            no man can serve two masters.         --matt. vi.
                                                  24.
      1913 webster

            had i but served my god with half the zeal
            i served my king, he would not in mine age
            have left me naked to mine enemies.   --shak.
      1913 webster

   2. to be subordinate to; to act a secondary part under; to
      appear as the inferior of; to minister to.
      1913 webster

            bodies bright and greater should not serve
            the less not bright.                  --milton.
      1913 webster

   3. to be suitor to; to profess love to. obs.
      1913 webster

            to serve a lady in his beste wise.    --chaucer.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

            others, pampered in their shameless pride,
            are served in plate and in their chariots ride.
                                                  --dryden.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

            bid them cover the table, serve in the meat, and we
            will come in to dinner.               --shak.
      1913 webster

            some part he roasts, then serves it up so dressed.
                                                  --dryde.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

   7. to contribute or conduce to; to promote; to be sufficient
      for; to satisfy; as, to serve one's turn.
      1913 webster

            turn it into some advantage, by observing where it
            can serve another end.                --jer. taylor.
      1913 webster

   8. to answer or be in the place of something to; as, a sofa
      serves one for a seat and a couch.
      1913 webster

   9. to treat; to behave one's self to; to requite; to act
      toward; as, he served me very ill.
      1913 webster

   10. to work; to operate; as, to serve the guns.
       1913 webster

   11. law
       a to bring to notice, deliver, or execute, either
           actually or constructively, in such manner as the law
           requires; as, to serve a summons.
       b to make legal service opon a person named in a writ,
           summons, etc.; as, to serve a witness with a
           subpoena.
           1913 webster

   12. to pass or spend, as time, esp. time of punishment; as,
       to serve a term in prison.
       1913 webster

   13. to copulate with; to cover; as, a horse serves a mare; --
       said of the male.
       1913 webster

   14. tennis to lead off in delivering the ball.
       1913 webster

   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.
       1913 webster

   to serve an attachment or to serve a writ of attachment
      law, to levy it on the person or goods by seizure, or to
      seize.

   to serve an execution law, to levy it on a lands, goods,
      or person, by seizure or taking possession.

   to serve an office, to discharge a public duty.

   to serve a process law, in general, to read it, so as to
      give due notice to the party concerned, or to leave an
      attested copy with him or his attorney, or his usual place
      of abode.

   to serve a warrant, to read it, and seize the person
      against whom it is issued.

   to serve a writ law, to read it to the defendant, or to
      leave an attested copy at his usual place of abode.

   to serve one out, to retaliate upon; to requite. "i'll
      serve you out for this." --c. kingsley.

   to serve one right, to treat, or cause to befall one,
      according to his deserts; -- used commonly of ill deserts;
      as, it serves the scoundrel right.

   to serve one's self of, to avail one's self of; to make use
      of. a gallicism
      1913 webster

            i will serve myself of this concession.
                                                  --chillingworth.
      1913 webster

   to serve out, to distribute; as, to serve out rations.

   to serve the time or to serve the hour, to regulate one's
      actions by the requirements of the time instead of by
      one's duty; to be a timeserver. obs.
      1913 webster

            they think herein we serve the time, because thereby
            we either hold or seek preferment.    --hooker.
      1913 webster

   syn: to obey; minister to; subserve; promote; aid; help;
        assist; benefit; succor.
        1913 webster
see also:
served serving conserve desert dessert observe 
serf sergeant to serve an attachment to serve a writ of attachment to serve an execution 
to serve an office to serve a process to serve a warrant to serve a writ to serve one out 
to serve one right to serve one's self of to serve out to serve the time to serve the hour 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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 wast made to serve. --isa. xiv.
                                                  3.
      1913 webster

   2. to perform domestic offices; to be occupied with household
      affairs; to prepare and dish up food, etc.
      1913 webster

            but martha . . . said, lord, dost thou not care that
            my sister hath left me to serve alone? --luke x. 40.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

            many . . . who had before been great commanders, but
            now served as private gentlemen without pay.
                                                  --knolles.
      1913 webster

   4. to be of use; to answer a purpose; to suffice; to suit; to
      be convenient or favorable.
      1913 webster

            this little brand will serve to light your fire.
                                                  --dryden.
      1913 webster

            as occasion serves, this noble queen
            and prince shall follow with a fresh supply. --shak.
      1913 webster

   5. tennis to lead off in delivering the ball.
      1913 webster

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

serve
     n : sports a stroke that puts the ball in play; "his powerful
         serves won the game" syn: service
     v 1: serve a purpose, role, or function; "the tree stump serves
          as a table"; "the female students served as a control
          group"; "this table would serve very well"; "his freedom
          served him well"; "the table functions as a desk" syn:
          function
     2: do duty or hold offices; serve in a specific function; "he
        served as head of the department for three years"; "she
        served in congress for two terms"
     3: contribute or conduce to; "the scandal served to increase
        his popularity"
     4: be used by; as of a utility; "the sewage plant served the
        neighboring communities"; "the garage served to shelter
        his horses" syn: service
     5: help to some food; help with food or drink; "i served him
        three times, and after that he helped himself" syn: help
     6: provide usually but not necessarily food; "we serve meals
        for the homeless"; "she dished out the soup at 8 p.m.";
        "the entertainers served up a lively show" syn: serve up,
         dish out, dish up, dish
     7: devote part of one's life or efforts to, as of countries,
        institutions, or ideas; "she served the art of music"; "he
        served the church"; "serve the country"
     8: promote, benefit, or be useful or beneficial to; "art serves
        commerce"; "their interests are served"; "the lake serves
        recreation"; "the president's wisdom has served the
        counrty well" syn: serve well
     9: spend time in prison or in a labor camp; "he did six years
        for embezzlement" syn: do
     10: work for or be a servant to; "may i serve you?"; "she
         attends the old lady in the wheelchair"; "can you wait on
         our table, please?"; "is a salesperson assisting you?";
         "the minister served the king for many years" syn: attend
         to, wait on, attend, assist
     11: deliver a warrant or summons to someone; "he was processed
         by the sheriff" syn: process, swear out
     12: be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity;
         "a few words would answer"; "this car suits my purpose
         well"; "will $100 do?"; "a 'b' grade doesn't suffice to
         get me into medical school"; "nothing else will serve"
         syn: suffice, do, answer
     13: do military service; "she served in vietnam"; "my sons never
         served, because they are short-sighted"
     14: mate with; "male animals serve the females for breeding
         purposes" syn: service
     15: put the ball into play; "it was agassi's turn to serve"
see also:
service function help serve up dish out dish up 
dish serve well do attend to wait on 
attend assist process swear out suffice 
answer 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

319 moby thesaurus words for "serve":
   accommodate, accord, act, act as, act for, administer,
   administer to, advance, advantage, afford, allot, allow, answer,
   answer for, assist, attend, attend on, attend to, avail, award,
   ball, be ok, be correct, be equal to, be found wanting, be handy,
   be inferior, be instrumental, be intimate, be of use, be right,
   bear, bear arms, befit, befitting, behave, bend to, benefit,
   bestead, bestow, bestow on, bias, bid come, bowl, break no bones,
   call, call away, call back, call for, call forth, call in,
   call out, call together, call up, care for, carry arms, cast,
   catapult, cater to, change of pace, change-up, chore, chuck, chunk,
   cite, cohabit, come short, come together, commit adultery,
   communicate, complete, conduce, confer, conjure, conjure up,
   contribute, convene, convoke, copulate, couple, cover, curve,
   dance attendance upon, dart, dash, deal, deal out, demand, diddle,
   dish out, dish up, dispense, dispose, distribute, do,
   do active duty, do duty, do for, do good, do it, do no harm,
   do service to, do the job, do the trick, dole, dole out, donate,
   downcurve, drudge, endure, evoke, extend, facilitate, fail,
   fall short, fastball, favor, fight for, fill the bill, fire, fit,
   fling, flip, follow, fork, fork out, fornicate, forward,
   forward pass, frig, fulfill, function, function as, get by, gift,
   gift with, give, give freely, give good returns, give out, go,
   go around, go between, go through, grant, gratify, hack it,
   hand out, have a tendency, have nothing on, have sex,
   have sexual relations, head, heap, heave, help, help to, hold,
   hurl, hurtle, impart, incline, incurve, indent, invoke, issue,
   jerk, just do, knuckleball, lackey, lance, last, lateral,
   lateral pass, launch, lavish, lay, lead, lean, let fly, let have,
   lie with, lob, look after, look to, maid, make, make available,
   make it with, make love, make out, make the grade, mate, mediate,
   meet, meet requirements, mete, mete out, minister to, mount, move,
   muster, muster up, not approach, not come amiss, not come near,
   not compare, not fail, not hack it, not make it, not measure up,
   oblige, offer, officiate, operate, order up, outcurve, page,
   pander to, pass, pass muster, pay, pay off, peg, pelt, perform as,
   pitch, pitchfork, play, play second fiddle, point, point to, pour,
   practice, preconize, present, proceed, proffer, profit, promote,
   provide, put, put the shot, qualify, rain, rank under, reach,
   recall, redound to, relate, render, requisition, satisfy, screw,
   screwball, send after, send for, serve the purpose, service, set,
   set out, set toward, shell out, shot-put, shoulder a gun,
   shoulder arms, show a tendency, shower, shy, sinker, sleep with,
   slider, sling, slip, snap, snow, soldier, spend, spitball, spitter,
   stand, stand up, stretch, subpoena, subserve, suffice, suit,
   suit the occasion, summon, summon forth, summon up, summons,
   supply, survive, take care of, take it, tend, tender, throw, tilt,
   toss, trend, turn, upcurve, upon, use, valet, verge, vouchsafe,
   wait, wait on, want, warp, wear the uniform, work, work for,
   work toward, yield, yield a profit

[5] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

serve
     
         to be a server, to provide a service.
     
        e.g., "the shttpd serves requested documents to clients over
        a secure link."
     
        1997-09-11
     
     
see also:
server service shttpd 

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