See serve out on Wiktionary
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"ref": "2011 June 28, Piers Newbery, “Wimbledon 2011: Sabine Lisicki beats Marion Bartoli”, in BBC Sport:",
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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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]
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"text": "The politician did not serve out his term.",
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"glosses": [
"To serve the whole of some period."
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"id": "en-serve_out-en-verb-JylfbSj8",
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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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"glosses": [
"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!'",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To pay back; to have one's revenge on."
],
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"pay back",
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"revenge"
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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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"To serve the whole of some period."
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"(transitive) To serve the whole of some period."
],
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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:",
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"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To pay back; to have one's revenge on."
],
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"pay back",
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],
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"(transitive, archaic) To pay back; to have one's revenge on."
],
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]
}
],
"word": "serve out"
}
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