misserve

English

Etymology

mis- +‎ serve

Verb

misserve (third-person singular simple present misserves, present participle misserving, simple past and past participle misserved)

1. To serve incorrectly or unfaithfully.

Noun

misserve (plural misserves)

1. (sports) A misguided serve

References

• “misserve”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.