reserve

1. v. t. To keep back; to retain; not to deliver, make over, or disclose. Source: opted

2. v. t. Hence, to keep in store for future or special use; to withhold from present use for another purpose or time; to keep; to retain. Source: opted

3. v. t. To make an exception of; to except. Source: opted

4. n. The act of reserving, or keeping back; reservation. Source: opted

5. n. That which is reserved, or kept back, as for future use. Source: opted

6. n. That which is excepted; exception. Source: opted

7. n. Restraint of freedom in words or actions; backwardness; caution in personal behavior. Source: opted

8. n. A tract of land reserved, or set apart, for a particular purpose; as, the Connecticut Reserve in Ohio, originally set apart for the school fund of Connecticut; the Clergy Reserves in Canada, for the support of the clergy. Source: opted

9. n. A body of troops in the rear of an army drawn up for battle, reserved to support the other lines as occasion may require; a force or body of troops kept for an exigency. Source: opted

10. n. Funds kept on hand to meet liabilities. Source: opted

11. n. formality and propriety of manner Source: wordnet

12. n. something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose Source: wordnet

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