service

1. 1

   An act of being of assistance to someone.countableuncountable

   • I say I did him a service by ending our relationship – now he can freely pursue his career.
2. 2

   The state of being subordinate to or employed by an individual or group.countableuncountable

   • Lancelot was at the service of King Arthur.
3. 3

   Work as a member of the military.uncountable

   • Thank you for your service.
   • Students were exempt from service in the armed forces.
4. 4

   The military.countableuncountable

   • the service
   • I did three years in the service before coming here.
5. 5

   The practice of providing assistance as economic activity.countableuncountable

   • Hair care is a service industry.
6. 6

   Synonym of utility (“commodity provided on a continuous basis by a physical infrastructure network, such as electricity, water supply or sewerage”).countableuncountable

7. 7

   A department in a company, organization, or institution.countableuncountable

8. 8

   A function that is provided by one program or machine for another.countableuncountable

   • This machine provides the name service for the LAN.
9. 9

   A set of dishes or utensils.countableuncountable

   • She brought out the silver tea service.
10. 10

    The act of initially starting, or serving, the ball in play in tennis, volleyball, and other games.countableuncountable

    • The player had four service faults in the set.

ant. antonym(s) of

1. 1

   To serve.transitive

   • They service the customer base.
2. 2

   To serve.; To perform maintenance.transitive

   • He is going to service the car.
3. 3

   To serve.; To supply (media outlets) with press releases etc.transitive

   • One obvious way is press releases, which should be sent to your region's reporters, editors and columnists, the wire services, professional publications. […] Servicing the media should be an everyday thing.
   • […] instead of expending so much of their PR effort on servicing the media.
4. 4

   To make a repayment or pay interest (on a debt).transitive

   • It continues to be laden with intense debt servicing costs.
5. 5

   To inseminate through sexual intercourse.euphemistictransitive

6. 6

   To perform a sexual act upon.transitivevulgar

   • He serviced her several times a week.
7. 7

   To attack.euphemistictransitive

   • to service a target
   • target servicing

syn. attend · wait on · go to bed with · sleep with

1. 1

   Service tree.

2. 2

   The sorb; the fruit of this tree.