All serve antonyms
serve
S s verb serve
- call the tune — to be in control of the proceedings
- conduct — When you conduct an activity or task, you organize it and carry it out.
- crack the whip — to assert one's authority, esp to put people under pressure to work harder
- concerting — a public musical performance in which a number of singers or instrumentalists, or both, participate.
- go around — an act or instance of going around something, as a circle, course, or traffic pattern, and returning to the starting point.
- govern — to rule over by right of authority: to govern a nation.
- overbear — to bear over or down by weight or force: With his superior strength he easily overbore his opponent in the fight.
- manage — to bring about or succeed in accomplishing, sometimes despite difficulty or hardship: She managed to see the governor. How does she manage it on such a small income?
- hold down — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- do the honors — honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions: a man of honor.
- careered — an occupation or profession, especially one requiring special training, followed as one's lifework: He sought a career as a lawyer.
- call upon — to cry out in a loud voice; shout: He called her name to see if she was home.
- lay down — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- idle — not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers.
- careering — an occupation or profession, especially one requiring special training, followed as one's lifework: He sought a career as a lawyer.
- kick around — to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins.
- barreled — Having the specified number of barrels.
- get the upper hand — gain advantage
- in the driver's seat — If you say that someone is in the driver's seat, you mean that they are in control in a situation.
- lay down the law — the principles and regulations established in a community by some authority and applicable to its people, whether in the form of legislation or of custom and policies recognized and enforced by judicial decision.
- disserve — to be a disservice to; serve harmfully or injuriously.