serve up

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

This week only, JCPenney is serving up new deals every day of the week, with discounts climbing to 70%. — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 2 Oct. 2026

Collective, and who serve up a musical score that, to my ears, is hands down the year’s best. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026

Invariably, interesting things are said, comments that wouldn’t necessarily be served up in group settings. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026

Boyd served up a home run to Tatis on his first pitch and to Manny Machado on his fourth pitch. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for serve up

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