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serve and volley

serve and volley noun: a tactic where a player serves and immediately moves towards the net in an attempt to hit a volley.

Noun

serve and volley (uncountable)

  1. A tactic where a player serves and immediately moves towards the net in an attempt to hit a volley.

Verb

serve and volley (third-person singular simple present serves and volleys, present participle serving and volleying, simple past and past participle served and volleyed)

  1. To play using this tactic.

Forms of serve and volley

third-person singular presentserves and volleys
present participleserving and volleying
past participleserved and volleyed
pastserved and volleyed

Questions about serve and volley

What does serve and volley mean?
Serve and volley means a tactic where a player serves and immediately moves towards the net in an attempt to hit a volley.
What part of speech is serve and volley?
Serve and volley can be a noun or a verb.

Words near serve and volley in the dictionary

  1. servaunt
  2. servaunts
  3. servco
  4. servcos
  5. serve
  6. serve and volley
  7. serve cunt
  8. serve notice
  9. serve one's time
  10. serve out
  11. serve someone a trick

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