(transitive, military) To work, to operate (a weapon).
(transitive) To work through (a given period of time in prison, a sentence).
(nautical) To wind spunyarn etc. tightly around (a rope or cable, etc.) so as to protect it from chafing or from the weather.
Substantiivit
(sports) An act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play in various games.
(chiefly Australia) A portion of food or drink, a serving.
Esimerkit
About twenty minutes after waiters served the soup, a guest got up and left.
The Guangzhou Daily reported that Shi Chunlong, 20, who organised the incident, was sentenced to 15 years in prison. Hou Bin, who pulled out of the attack after helping to plan it, will serve 12 years.
John T. Greble, of the 2d regular artillery, was likewise killed instantly by a ball through the head, while serving his gun in the face of the foe.
Some reports suggested he would quit the army if he was not allowed to serve abroad in a war zone.
Conception means that a cow is served by a bull and that she becomes pregnant.
In women's tennis the need to serve more effectively has become greater in recent years because the game is being played more aggressively, and rallies are becoming shorter as a result.
to serve a witness with a subpoena
On the morning of February 28, 1993, ATF agents gathered at a staging area near Waco and prepared to serve a search warrant on the Branch Davidians' residence.
Maybe the volcanic eruption will serve as a wake-up call to such companies that they need to modernise their risk management.
Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out.. Ikey the blacksmith had forged us a spearhead after a sketch from a picture of a Greek warrior; and a rake-handle served as a shaft.
Creating a complete map of the human connectome would therefore be a monumental milestone but not the end of the journey to understanding how our brains work. The achievement will transform neuroscience and serve as the starting point for asking questions we could not otherwise have answered,.
The bust also served to remind the public that the Mafia is not harmless.
So, while the sycophantic liberal media calls any and all opposition to Obama racist, they give Obama carte blanche to exploit his race whenever it serves his purpose.
That gentle Lady, whom I loue and serue.
I mock them all who have served me ill of late and chiefly this cheat of Judah, whose temple we have plundered and whose golden vessels are my wash-pots.
Whose serve is it?
They also serve who only stand and wait.
That night Annie served him grilled halibut and English peas, plus tomatoes, of course, and a salad.
You may be a businessman or some high-degree thief, / They may call you Doctor or they may call you Chief / But you're gonna have to serve somebody.
[...]his lordship was out of humour. That was the way Chollacombe described as knaggy an old gager as ever Charles had had the ill-fortune to serve.
And, truly, Mrs Abigail, I must needs say, I served my master contentedly while he was living, but I will serve no man living (that is, no man that is not living) without double wages.
And yet this is not the office of a Priest, but of Him whom the Priest should serve.
One serve of carbohydrates is approximately equal to a slice of bread, a piece of fruit, third of a cup of cooked rice, half a cup of grains, cereals, starchy vegetables or cooked pasta, 200 grams of plain yoghurt, or 300 millilitres of milk.
Smirnoff Appleback was a finished drink, comprising a 50ml serve of Smirnoff, with ice and lemonade or ginger ale and equating to 1.9 units.
Reintroduce protein; add a small serve of salmon, tuna or sardines every second day (tinned variety or fresh).
Come here for a cappuccino that could hold its own on Via Veneto in Rome (€2) and a serve of their crunchy fresh cheese börek.
The night before your event, base your evening meal on high-carbohydrate foods with a small serve of lean protein.
Against a serve of the calibre of McEnroe′s, an opponent will try to anticipate the ball′s direction and lean either to the left or to the right, depending on where he feels the server will go.
The first serve of the game is from the right half court to the half diagonally opposite.
He had no power serve of his own, no backhand, no volley, no lob, no idea of pace or tactics.