We want you to serve out your full contract.
Shall I serve out the potatoes?
English dictionary. 2014.
serve out — transitive verb : to revenge oneself on : pay back : retaliate against served them out royally for their many acts of cruelty * * * Tennis win the final game of a set or match while serving Fitzgerald then served out for the set * * * … Useful english dictionary
serve out — PHRASAL VERB If someone serves out their term of office, contract, or prison sentence, they do not leave before the end of the agreed period of time. [V P n (not pron)] The governor has declared his innocence and says he plans to fight and serve… … English dictionary
serve out — phr verb Serve out is used with these nouns as the object: ↑suspension … Collocations dictionary
serve out — verb To win a set, or by extension a match, by holding serve … Wiktionary
serve out — Tennis win the final game of a set or match while serving. → serve … English new terms dictionary
serve out — distribute, portion out … English contemporary dictionary
To serve out — Serve Serve, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Served}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Serving}.] [OE. serven, servien, OF. & F. servir, fr. L. servire; akin to servus a servant or slave, servare to protect, preserve, observe; cf. Zend har to protect, haurva protecting. Cf … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
serve out — Take revenge on … A concise dictionary of English slang
Serve — Serve, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Served}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Serving}.] [OE. serven, servien, OF. & F. servir, fr. L. servire; akin to servus a servant or slave, servare to protect, preserve, observe; cf. Zend har to protect, haurva protecting. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
serve one's time — To pass through an apprenticeship or a term of office (see also ↑time served, etc under ↑time) • • • Main Entry: ↑serve * * * (also serve out one s time) hold office for the normal period ■ (also serve time) spend time in office, in an… … Useful english dictionary
