serve up

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serve up

verb serves up · serving up · served up

transitive To present (food or drink) to those who will consume it; to serve. She serves up pizza at nights.
idiomatic, transitive To provide; deliver; inflict; impose. The cloud storage provider serves up server space.
transitive To pitch, throw, serve, or kick a ball to an opponent so that it is easily hit or intercepted. He thought he was about to score, but he served it up to the other team.

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@misc{serve_up_2026,
  title = {serve up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/serve%20up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}