Service
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To serve. To perform maintenance. To perform a sexual act.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: An event in which an entity takes the responsibility that something desirable happens on the behalf of another entity. Action or work that is produced, then traded, bought or sold, then finally consumed. A function that is provided by one program or machine for another. The military. A set of dishes or utensils. The act of initially starting, or serving, the ball in play in tennis, volleyball, and other games. A religious rite or ritual. The serving, or delivery, of a summons or writ. (public service) that which is provided by the government or its agents Doing something for someone else without thought of reward or payment.
Serve
Part of speech: noun
Definition: the act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play in various gamesA portion of food, a serving
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To work for; to labor in behalf of; to exert one's self continuously or statedly for the benefit of; to do service for; to be in the employment of, as an inferior, domestic, serf, slave, hired assistant, official helper, etc.To obey and worship.To be subordinate to; to act a secondary part under; to appear as the inferior of; to minister to.To be suitor to; to profess love to.To wait upon; to supply the wants of; to attend; specifically, to wait upon at table; to attend at meals; to supply with foodTo bring forward, arrange, deal, or distribute, as a portion of anything, especially of food prepared for eating; -- often with serve up; formerly with serve in.To perform the duties belonging to, or required in or for; hence, to be of use to.To contribute to or conduce to; to promote; to be sufficient for; to satisfyTo answer or be (in the place of something) to.To treat; to behave one's self to; to requite; to act toward.To work; to operate.To bring to notice, deliver, or execute, either actually or constructively, in such manner as the law requiresTo make legal service upon (a person named in a writ, summons, etc.); as, to serve a witness with a subpoena.To pass or spend, as time, esp. time of punishment; as, to serve a term in prison.To copulate with; to verb.To lead off with the first delivery (of the ball) over the net, as in tennis, volleyball, ping pong, etc.To wind spun yarn, or the like, tightly around (a rope or cable, etc.) so as to protect it from chafing or from the weather. See under Serving.To be a servant or a slave; to be employed in labor or other business for another; to be in subjection or bondage; to render menial service.To perform domestic offices; to be occupied with household affairs; to prepare and dish up food, etc.To be in service; to do duty; to discharge the requirements of an office or employment. Specifically, to act in the public service, as a soldier, seaman. etc.To be of use; to answer a purpose; to suffice; to suit; to be convenient or favorable.
Example sentence: They serve tough, but we have to get up some dumps, we have to be all over those balls.