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"male animals serve the females for breeding purposes"verbmate with
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"The sewage plant served the neighboring communities" "The garage served to shelter his horses"verbbe used by; as of a utility
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"Nothing else will serve"verbbe sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantitytype of:
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"May I serve you?" "The minister served the King for many years"verbwork for or be a servant to
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"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"verbserve a purpose, role, or function
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"his powerful serves won the game"noun(sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play
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"I served him three times, and after that he helped himself"verbhelp to some food; help with food or drink
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"Art serves commerce" "Their interests are served" "The lake serves recreation" "The President's wisdom has served the country well"verbpromote, benefit, or be useful or beneficial to
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verbspend time in prison or in a labor camp
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"We serve meals for the homeless" "The entertainers served up a lively show"verbprovide (usually but not necessarily food)
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"The scandal served to increase his popularity"verbcontribute or conduce totype of:
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"She served the art of music" "He served the church" "serve the country"verbdevote (part of) one's life or efforts to, as of countries, institutions, or ideastype of:
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"He served as head of the department for three years" "She served in Congress for two terms"verbdo duty or hold offices; serve in a specific function
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"She served in Vietnam" "My sons never served, because they are short-sighted"verbdo military service
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"It was Agassi's turn to serve"verbput the ball into play
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