verb
    
    -serves; -served; -serving
    
    [+ obj] to keep (something) safe from being damaged or destroyed
    
    
    
    
    
    to use (something) carefully in order to prevent loss or waste
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    noun
    
    plural -serves
    
    [count, noncount] :a sweet food made by cooking pieces of fruit with sugar