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 figurativelyThe movie serves up a lot of laughs.
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The star said the move from acting to producing served up a life and career lesson.
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Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
Or, keep things low-key with a night in at the hotel’s restaurant, which serves up a varied menu of everything from salted sticky toffee pudding to wood-roasted squash to a good old fashioned cheeseburger.
—Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2025
Gray’s Papaya hot dog restaurant in Manhattan has served up beef franks to the hungry and frugal masses for the past five decades.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
When Tien served up 30-15, Medvedev remained stationary before struggling to walk to the other side of the court to try and return serve again down 40-15.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
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Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
Or, keep things low-key with a night in at the hotel’s restaurant, which serves up a varied menu of everything from salted sticky toffee pudding to wood-roasted squash to a good old fashioned cheeseburger.
—Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2025
Gray’s Papaya hot dog restaurant in Manhattan has served up beef franks to the hungry and frugal masses for the past five decades.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
When Tien served up 30-15, Medvedev remained stationary before struggling to walk to the other side of the court to try and return serve again down 40-15.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for serve up
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“Serve up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/serve%20up. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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