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 figuratively

The movie serves up a lot of laughs.

Examples of serve up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But a good time in enviable vacation spots is guaranteed, with ghoulish demises for many principal figures here served up like caviar on sashimi. —Dennis Harvey, Variety, 7 Aug. 2025

Another favorite of Fazio’s, these salty packets serve up 1000mg of sodium as well as magnesium and potassium. —Brianna Peters, Vogue, 5 Aug. 2025

This means the subwoofers can reproduce a louder and more dynamic bass without distorting or clipping, serving up a more powerful and immersive listening experience with more impact. —Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025

Barbecue joint DeSoto Grill fits somewhere in between, serving up classic Americana dishes with a Montana upgrade. —Anna Staropoli, Travel + Leisure, 3 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for serve up

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