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

Yoendrys Gómez entered and immediately served up Cam Smith's second home run of the game before retiring Joey Loperfido on a grounder for his ninth save. — CBS News, 30 June 2026

Decades of river tours For more than nine decades, the Jungle Queen ferried generations of visitors through Fort Lauderdale’s scenic waterways, serving up sightseeing cruises, dinner excursions, and evenings at its proprietary Tropical Isle. — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 29 June 2026

The memory is where the data gets placed and served up to the processor, like a dinner platter holding a gluttonous giant’s feast. — Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 28 June 2026

Kristen Stewart bared her bra, and her ab muscles, while serving up a modern spin on the classic skirt suit. — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 27 June 2026

Rhymes for serve up

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