serving Synonyms & Antonyms

The act or process of serving.

An instance of that act or process.

The quantity of food or drink intended for one person in a single sitting; especially in relation to a meal.

A fraction or share.

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

The action of the verb to serve.

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

present participle and gerund of serve

(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.

That or who serves or serve.