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

What is a step and repeat for anything other than to entertain and serve up a fashion fantasy? — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 8 Nov. 2026

The film documents his journey, offers a character study and serves up a meditation on modern life and our priorities and life choices. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 Nov. 2026

Lunch and supper here serves up the greatest hits of Japan, China, India and Thailand—dim sum, curries, sushi, and noodles, all authentic and fresh. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2026

Billionaires cajole us left and right to surrender our cognitive function for the sake of convenience; AI slop operas serve up easy dopamine; sycophantic chatbots swaddle us in cocoons of false certainty. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2026

Rhymes for serve up

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