serve
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～ help to some food; help with food or drink; "I served him three times, and after that he helped himself"
serve
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～ promote, benefit, or be useful or beneficial to; "Art serves commerce"; "Their interests are served"; "The lake serves recreation"; "The President's wisdom has served the country well"
serve
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～ be used by; as of a utility; "The sewage plant served the neighboring communities"; "The garage served to shelter his horses"
serve
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～ mate with; "male animals serve the females for breeding purposes"
serve
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～ serve a purpose, role, or function; "The tree stump serves as a table"; "The female students served as a control group"; "This table would serve very well"; "His freedom served him well"; "The table functions as a desk"
serve
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～ provide (usually but not necessarily food); "We serve meals for the homeless"; "She dished out the soup at 8 P.M."; "The entertainers served up a lively show"
serve
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～ do military service; "She served in Vietnam"; "My sons never served, because they are short-sighted"
serve
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～ do duty or hold offices; serve in a specific function; "He served as head of the department for three years"; "She served in Congress for two terms"
serve
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～ devote (part of) one's life or efforts to, as of countries, institutions, or ideas; "She served the art of music"; "He served the church"; "serve the country"
serve
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～ be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity; "A few words would answer"; "This car suits my purpose well"; "Will $100 do?"; "A `B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school"; "Nothing else will serve"
service
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～ be used by; as of a utility; "The sewage plant served the neighboring communities"; "The garage served to shelter his horses"
service
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～ make fit for use; "service my truck"; "the washing machine needs to be serviced"
service
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～ mate with; "male animals serve the females for breeding purposes"
render-set
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～ cover with two coats of plaster; "render-set the walls so they'll look nice and smooth"
set on fire
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～ set fire to; cause to start burning; "Lightening set fire to the forest"
set off
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～ cause to burst with a violent release of energy; "We exploded the nuclear bomb"
set
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～ fix in a border; "The goldsmith set the diamond"
set about
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～ begin to deal with; "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "approach a new project"
set in motion
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～ get going; give impetus to; "launch a career"; "Her actions set in motion a complicated judicial process"
set off
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～ make up for; "His skills offset his opponent's superior strength"