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Served is the past tense of serve—to provide food or drink, perform duties, or fulfill a function: She served coffee to the guests, He served in the Navy.
In sports, served means having put the ball into play: She served an ace.
Slang use means to deliver a devastating insult or comeback: You just got served.
Restaurant service employees
- guestsPeople received hospitably
- platedCoated with metal
- portionedDivided into shares
- banquetFormal celebratory meal
buffet · tableside · courses · meal · dinner · reception · gratuity · maître d'
Single-pip card
- faultImperfection or blame
- deucePair on dice
- breakpointCode execution pause marker
- gameOrganized play or sport
set · match · volley · baseline · backhand · forehand · rally · lob
Trial venue or sports surface
- verdictOfficial court decision
- juryLegal decision-making body
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- judgeOne who decides
sentence · conviction · acquittal · prosecution · subpoena · summons · warrant · indictment
Required moral task
- tourPlanned multi-destination journey
- enlistedSigned up formally
- deployedPositioned for use
- stationedAssigned to a location
veteran · regiment · commission · honorably · combat · overseas · active · reserve
Reason something exists
- rolePosition or part
- capacityMaximum amount containable
- usefulServing a purpose
- instrumentalServing as means
beneficial · advantageous · functioned · aided · facilitated · contributed · supported · fulfilled
Ceremonial set of actions
- MassCatholic worship service
- communionProfound shared closeness
- liturgyFormal worship structure
- sacramentSacred ritual conveying grace
Eucharist · consecrated · ordained · altar · congregation · benediction · rites · officiated
waitstaff
Restaurant service employees
banquet · buffet · tableside · courses · meal · dinner · reception · gratuity · maître d' · sommelier
ace
Single-pip card
- faultImperfection or blame
- deucePair on dice
- breakpointCode execution pause marker
game · set · match · volley · baseline · backhand · forehand · rally · lob · slice
court
Trial venue or sports surface
judge · sentence · conviction · acquittal · prosecution · subpoena · summons · warrant · indictment · papers
duty
Required moral task
stationed · veteran · regiment · commission · honorably · combat · overseas · active · reserve · country
purpose
Reason something exists
instrumental · beneficial · advantageous · functioned · aided · facilitated · contributed · supported · fulfilled · accomplished
ritual
Ceremonial set of actions
sacrament · Eucharist · consecrated · ordained · altar · congregation · benediction · rites · officiated · worship
- room serviceHotel meal delivery
- customer serviceAssistance for buyers
- out of serviceNot currently functioning
- lip serviceInsincere expression of agreement
- community serviceUnpaid labor benefiting society
- first come, first servedEarliest arrivals get precedence
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