second serve

noun

Another attempt at a service, after a faulty first service.

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Meanings

nounsecond serve (plural second serves)

plural second serves

  1. hobbiesAnother 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 & antonyms

nounAnother attempt at a service, after a faulty first service.

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APA

second serve. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/second%20serve

MLA

“second serve.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/second%20serve. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “second serve,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/second%20serve.

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