Meaning

• An act of being of assistance to someone.

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

• The practice of providing such a service as economic activity.

  "Hair care is a service industry."

• A department in a company, an organization, a government department, etc.

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

  "This machine provides the name service for the LAN."

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

  "Lancelot was at the service of King Arthur."

• The military.

  "I did three years in the service before coming here."

• A set of dishes or utensils.

  "She brought out the silver tea service."

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

  "The player had four service faults in the set."

• A religious rite or ritual.

  "The funeral service was touching."

• The serving, or delivery, of a summons or writ.

  "The service happened yesterday."

• (Israel, West Bank, also in Jordan, Lebanon and Syria) A taxi shared among unrelated passengers, each of whom pays part of the fare; often, it has a fixed route between cities.

• A musical composition for use in churches.

• Profession of respect; acknowledgment of duty owed.

• The materials used for serving a rope, etc., such as spun yarn and small lines.

Meaning

• To serve.

  "They service the customer base."

• To perform maintenance.

  "He is going to service the car."

• To inseminate through sexual intercourse

• To perform a sexual act.

  "He was going to service her."