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"ref": "2011 June 28, Piers Newbery, “Wimbledon 2011: Sabine Lisicki beats Marion Bartoli”, in BBC Sport",
"text": "She held her nerve after failing to serve out the match at the first attempt, seeing three match points slip by in a nervous service game at 6-4 5-4 and recovering from losing the tie-break to dominate the decider.",
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"To win a set, or by extension a match, by holding serve (winning a game as the server)."
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"(transitive, tennis) To win a set, or by extension a match, by holding serve (winning a game as the server)."
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"text": "The politician did not serve out his term.",
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"To serve the whole of some period."
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"(transitive) To serve the whole of some period."
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"text": "The waiters served out soup to the guests.",
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"To deal out or distribute."
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"(transitive) To deal out or distribute."
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"ref": "1863, Charles Kingsley, The Water-Babies",
"text": "'Yar!' said she, 'you little meddlesome wretch, I have you now! I will serve you out for telling the salmon where I was!'",
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"To pay back; to have one's revenge on."
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"(transitive, archaic) To pay back; to have one's revenge on."
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"(transitive, tennis) To win a set, or by extension a match, by holding serve (winning a game as the server)."
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"(transitive) To serve the whole of some period."
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"To pay back; to have one's revenge on."
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"(transitive, archaic) To pay back; to have one's revenge on."
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