Serving

Word SERVING
Character 7
Hyphenation serv ing
Pronunciations /ˈsɜːvɪŋ/

Definitions and meanings of "Serving"

What do we mean by serving?

The act of one that serves. noun

An individual portion or helping of food or drink. noun

Same as service,1. noun

Nautical, same as service, 17. noun

A. & n. from serve.

A flat piece of wood used in serving ropes.

A female servant; a maidservant.

A wooden instrument shaped like a mallet, used in serving ropes.

A male servant, or attendant; a manservant.

Small lines for serving ropes.

That or who serves or serve. adjective

The action of the verb to serve. noun

A portion (especially, of a meal) served to someone. noun

A layer added to the outside of an electrical cable to protect it noun

Present participle of serve. verb

The act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone noun

An individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal noun

(personal) To provide a service (or, by extension, a product, especially food or drink).

To treat (someone) in a given manner.

To be suitor to; to be the lover of.

To be effective.

To deliver a document.

To lead off with the first delivery over the net in tennis, volleyball, ping pong, badminton etc.

To copulate with (of male animals); to cover.

To be in military service.

To work, to operate (a weapon).

To work through (a given period of time in prison, a sentence).

To wind spun yarn etc. tightly around (a rope or cable, etc.) so as to protect it from chafing or from the weather.

To perform (a public obligation).

To provide crack cocaine (to), usually by selling, dealing, or distributing.

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The word "serving" in example sentences

If power did not accrete with seniority, if there were no retirement benefits, if there were no automatic pay raises, in other words, if serving in the Senate or House were the *serving* that was originally envisioned, not a *CAREER*, there would be a lot less pressure from K street, as there would be no person who was the “Go To” for a specific bit of rent seeking. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The polyphony of David Lang's "For Love Is Strong" grew denser throughout the piece, with the words of the title serving as a kind of drone over which the lyrics were sung. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Most dish up one to two cups of pasta with a meal; a serving is a half-cup. ❋ Unknown (2006)

I make notes to prep before important phone calls, and like some crazed homemaker from the fifties, I label serving dishes with Post-it notes before parties to make sure I have a place to put the Nacho Cheese Doritos and the Sour Cream & Onion Lays. ❋ Melissa Joulwan (2007)

LOVE: We're talking portion control, have fruit about a baseball sized portion or a cup is what we call a serving goal on a fruit serving. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Is that what you call serving our noble and austere cause? ❋ Various (N/A)

So basically ... she's ahead because nothing says "revolution" like cutting and running halfway through a term serving the public -- all so she can make lots of money (and immediately begin campaigning for higher office based on an anti-incumbent platform)? ❋ Unknown (2010)

"That knowledge has grown even more during my term serving on the board," he said. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Ted Kaufman has said he will only have one term serving Delaware as senator. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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