- deliver a serve
- Australian Slangmake an opening statement as part of a planned debate
English dialects glossary. 2013.
English dialects glossary. 2013.
Deliver a serve — make an opening statement as part of a planned debate … Dictionary of Australian slang
deliver — /dəˈlɪvə / (say duh livuh) verb (t) 1. to give up or surrender; give into another s possession or keeping. 2. to carry and pass over (letters, goods, etc.) to the intended recipient or recipients. 3. to direct; cast; cause to move in a certain… …
serve — vt served, serv·ing 1: to deliver, publish, or execute (notice or process) as required by law no notice of any such request was ever served on the husband National Law Journal 2: to make legal service upon (the person named in a process): inform… … Law dictionary
serve — [sʉrv] vt. served, serving [ME serven < OFr servir < L servire, to serve < servus, servant, slave: see SERF] 1. to work for as a servant 2. a) to do services or duties for; give service to; aid; assist; help b) to give obedience and… … English World dictionary
deliver — de·liv·er vt ered, er·ing: to transfer possession of (property) to another: put into the possession or exclusive control of another a deed must be deliver ed to be effective W. M. McGovern, Jr. et al. see also gift compare bail … Law dictionary
Serve — Serve, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Served}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Serving}.] [OE. serven, servien, OF. & F. servir, fr. L. servire; akin to servus a servant or slave, servare to protect, preserve, observe; cf. Zend har to protect, haurva protecting. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
serve — ► VERB 1) perform duties or services for. 2) be employed as a member of the armed forces. 3) spend (a period) in office, in an apprenticeship, or in prison. 4) present food or drink to. 5) attend to (a customer in a shop). 6) be of use in… … English terms dictionary
deliver a summons and complaint — index serve (deliver a legal instrument) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
deliver over — index alienate (transfer title), consign, convey (transfer), delegate, demise, pass (advance) … Law dictionary
serve — [v1] aid, help; supply arrange, assist, attend to, be of assistance, be of use, care for, deal, deliver, dish up*, distribute, do for, give, handle, hit, minister to, nurse, oblige, play, present, provide, provision, set out, succor, wait on,… … New thesaurus