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

Eidevall said the game served up teaching material that will benefit his team. — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2026

These two otherwise unrelated arcs create a fun comedic synergy that helps each one shine that much brighter (even when serving up jokes about areas where the sun doesn’t shine). — Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 25 July 2026

Five restaurants, a cafe, oceanfront grill, and Preferred Club Lounge comprise both casual and dressier options and serve up a mix of local and international cuisine. — Gina Kramer, USA Today, 25 July 2026

In past years, the floating venue on the Hudson River has served up bonbons of genre-busting performances. — Rhoda Feng, New Yorker, 24 July 2026

Rhymes for serve up

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