serve up

phrasal verb

served up; serving up; serves up

: to give (food) to someone at a meal, in a restaurant, etc.

That little restaurant serves up some of the best Indian food in the city.

—sometimes used figuratively

The movie serves up a lot of laughs.

Examples of serve up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Grill at Smooth Rapids serves up hearty meals with river views and often hosts live music, creating a lively, family-friendly atmosphere. —Korrin Bishop, Southern Living, 13 July 2025

Longer-Form Podcasts Longer-form podcasts might explore a single topic for an entire season or serve up single episodes that are 60 minutes or longer. —Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025

The first came in the top of the fourth when Buehler walked Josh Lowe and served up a two-run home run to Ha-Seong Kim, his first of the season to put the Rays ahead 2-1. —Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 11 July 2025

Go for the classics like hotdogs and burgers, or try less-traditional options like cooking baked potatoes in tin foil or making a big batch of taco meat over the fire and serving up nachos or tacos. —Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 July 2025

Rhymes for serve up

• buttercup
• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup