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second serve

second serve noun: another attempt at a service, after a faulty first service.

Noun

second serve (plural second serves)

  1. Another attempt at a service, after a faulty first service.
    • Rosol spurned the chance to finish off a shallow second serve by spooning into the net, and a wild forehand took the set to 5-4, with the native of Prerov required to hold his serve for victory.2012 June 28, Jamie Jackson, “Wimbledon 2012: Lukas Rosol shocked by miracle win over Rafael Nadal”, in the Guardian
    Synonyms:
    second service

Synonyms of second serve

Forms of second serve

pluralsecond serves

Questions about second serve

What does second serve mean?
Second serve means another attempt at a service, after a faulty first service.
What part of speech is second serve?
Second serve is a noun.
What is the plural of second serve?
The plural of second serve is second serves.

Words near second serve in the dictionary

  1. Second Reich
  2. Second Republic
  3. second row
  4. second screen
  5. second screens
  6. second serve
  7. second serves
  8. second service
  9. second services
  10. second session
  11. second sessions

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