"hold serve" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: holds serve [present, singular, third-person], holding serve [participle, present], held serve [participle, past], held serve [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|hold<,,held> serve}} hold serve (third-person singular simple present holds serve, present participle holding serve, simple past and past participle held serve)
  1. (tennis) To win a game when one is serving. Categories (topical): Tennis
    Sense id: en-hold_serve-en-verb-0~eJV7NJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports, tennis

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