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

The weather served up truly stifling heat, including a stretch of highs in the mid-90s, and a few days of air quality emergency due to wildfire smoke drifting across the upper Midwest. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026

If Cooper is ultimately suspended by the league, his six-week absence would essentially be time already served up to six games. — ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026

Paredes obtained registration from the state to operate the business and serve up to six children, according to her attorneys with the Institute for Justice, a nonprofit law firm focused on government overreach. — Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Oct. 2026

Elsewhere, the Knox will have a signature restaurant serving up classic American dishes, as well as an indoor and outdoor salon that’s an ode to European dining. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for serve up

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